Ekpe Festival

This Ekpe festival is peculiar to Umuahia people and it’s celebrated in the first month of the new year (January). It is a lively cultural festival that attracts people from in and outside the state.

The Ekpe festival has existed for millenniums.

Here male and female (old and young) dress in their cultural attire and must tie a piece of George (wrapper) to make up for the cultural attire.

People appreciate the performances of the festival, players and other individual dancers by donating money to them while the music is on.

The apex of the cultural festival is when the Ekpe masquerade will use a cutlass and behead a goat at a strike.