Iwa Akwa

Iwa Akwa or Aju
LocationThe Eastern Part of Nigeria
CountryNigeria

Iwa AkwaListenⓘ or AjuListenⓘ Festival which can also be translated as Cloth Wearing is a traditional ceremony that is practised by the Igbo people to indicate that a boy has become a man. Iwa Akwa ceremony is a triennial festival that occurs in Obowo, Ihitte/Uboma, the Ehime Mbano, Ahiazu Mbaise local government areas of Imo state in Nigeria.

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