Edenta
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Edenta is a town located in the southeastern part of Awo-Idemili
, in Imo State
, Nigeria
. It is an Igbo
heartland, where many are struggling to make a better place. Edenta is one of Nigeria's local towns that still maintain their cultures and identities.
for celebrating New Year's Day
in a unique way: hundreds of masquerades
would gather for the celebration, and people (Nigerians) abroad would return home, with everyone, a very wonderful day of dance and merry would occur.
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s while others are Muslim
s and some believe in African culture.
Awo, Nigeria
Awo-Idemili is the headquarters of Orsu Local Government, Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. It is located near the city of Orlu.Imo state Governor, chief Achike Udenwa, announced the creation of autonomous community Awo-Awo Idemili broke into five autonomous communities:1. OKWU-AMARAIHE...
, in Imo State
Imo State
Imo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies to the south of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city.-History:Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is an Igbo
Igbo people
Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...
heartland, where many are struggling to make a better place. Edenta is one of Nigeria's local towns that still maintain their cultures and identities.
Culture
Eziala is famous in OrluOrlu
Orlu is the third largest city in Southeast Nigeria's Imo State with an estimated population of 220,000. It has a long history and has played a critical role as the headquarters for humanitarian relief agencies during the Nigerian civil war....
for celebrating New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
in a unique way: hundreds of masquerades
Masquerades
Masquerades is a novel written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb that takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. It is based on the campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game....
would gather for the celebration, and people (Nigerians) abroad would return home, with everyone, a very wonderful day of dance and merry would occur.
Kings
The current king of Awo-idemili is Godwin O. Asia. He is also known as ISIOHA 1 OF ETITI, Awoi-demiliReligion
90% of people in Edenta are ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s while others are Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s and some believe in African culture.