About Igbo yam festivals
Igbo Yam Festivals (Igbo: Iri ji, Iwa ji, Iri ji Ọhụrụ, Ike ji, or Otute) refers to the multiple annual cultural festival by the Igbo people, held at the end of the rainy season in early August to mark the first harvest of yams and to offer thanksgiving for a successful agricultural year.
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