By Alltimepost.com
Igue Festival, an annual Thanksgiving cultural event of the Edo people of Nigeria would be celebrated today in Boston, Massachusetts, United State of America in an elaborate ceremony.
The event, being sponsored by Apex Edo socio-cultural organization in Massachusetts, The Benin Club of Massachusetts will take place at the Moose Lodge, 470 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151, beginning at 6: pm.
Meanwhile, the Enogie(Duke) of Obazuwa and younger brother of the Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, His Royal Highness, Prince Edun Akenzua has sent a message of goodwill to all members of The Benin Club of Massachusetts as they prepared for the celebration of Igue festival in Boston.
Prince Akenzua who is a Patron of Benin Club sent the message through the Publicity Secretary of the Club, Mr. Emmanuel Okunmwendia who recently paid him a courtesy visit in Benin, in company of founding father of the organization, Alhaji Mohammed Ighile.
Prince Akenzua wished all members and celebrants a happy celebration and urged them to continue to project the good image of Benin Kingdom.
The purpose of the celebration is to give thanks to God for all His blessings, cast away evil and attract more blessings from the divine source, according to a press statement released by the organizing committee of the festival, headed by Ben Osasu Emovon.
The event will feature, talks on the significance of Igue festival, Thanksgiving, prayers and anointing; feasting, dancing and singing with cultural displays.
Also, the president of the club, Ms. Patience Iziengbe Abbe told Alltimepost.com during the week that Benin Club of Massachusetts, as the Premier Edo organization in the state has embarked on mass enlightenment of the Edo community and public on the significance of Igue festival.
She said the celebration of the age-old, time-tested and enduring festival was intended to give thanks to God, cast away evil and attract more blessings of peace and prosperity to “our homes and communities” and showcase the rich and enviable cultural heritage of the Edo people.
According to her, the festival has nothing to do with idol worshipping as it is being misunderstood and peddled in some quarters and that all over the world people take pride in the celebration of their cultural activities and things that mark significance events in their lives and are handed down from generation to generation. Edo people, she averred cannot be an exception.
She stressed the need for the preservation and propagation of Edo rich cultural heritage and called on everyone to embrace it and that anyone without a culture is lost irrespective of his/her status or religious beliefs.
Ms. Abbe cited examples with the Thanksgiving and Halloween being celebrated in the United States of America every year with the participation of people of different races and religious backgrounds.
She called on Africans and Nigerians in particular to embrace and celebrate their culture “as it is the only thing we have to show as a mark of identity, given the negative effects of colonization of the continent by the imperialist nations.”
Other members of Igue Festival Committee include: Engr. (Sir) Steven Igbinovia, President, Unex Groups Global Solutions; Mrs. Bridget Ekhator, Vice President, Franklin International Beauty Store; Mr. Sam Aiwuyo, Treasurer, Benin Club of Massachusetts; Mrs. Susan Nosabota and Mrs. Isoken Owie.
This year’s Igue Festival in Boston is partly sponsored by Alltimepost.com – your unrestrained voice you must not fail to use at www.alltimepost.com and Unex Groups Global Solutions at www.unexgroups.com.
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