Bikin na Ikeji dai biki ne na kwanaki hudu da al'ummar Igbo mazauna Arondizuogu[1] da ke jihar Imo ta Najeriya ke gudanarwa a tsakanin watan Maris da watan Afrilu domin murnar girbin doya da kuma al'adun Igbo. Bukin Ikeji dai ya samo asali ne tun karni biyar kuma bikin kabilar Ibo ne da ya hada dukkanin kabilar Igbo a fadin duniya yayin da suke komawa yankunan kudu maso gabashin Najeriya domin halarta da kuma halartar bikin.[2] An yi bikin ne da baje kolin masallatai da dama na raye-raye a kewayen kauyuka da kade-kade da kuma ayyukan addinin gargajiya na kabilar Ibo.[3]

Bikin Ikeji

Akwai ra'ayoyi guda biyu game da tarihin bikin Ikeji amma ka'idar da aka yarda da ita da mutanen Arondizuogu suka gabatar sun yi iƙirarin cewa bikin Ikeji na farko ya faru ne a ƙarni na 16[4] kuma manufarsa sannan ita ce kawai godiya ga alloli na kasa don samar da su. tare da girbi mai yawa na sabbin doya.[5]

Muhimmancin tattalin arziki

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Bikin na Ikeji ya kasance hanyar samun kudaden shiga ga Najeriya ta hanyar yawon bude ido yayin da baki da kuma dukkan ‘yan kabilar Igbo da ke kasashen waje ke komawa Arondizuogu domin halartar bikin.[6]

Ito-Ebule

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Ana gudanar da bikin Ikeji da ayyuka daban-daban; wadda ta fi shahara ita ce gasa mai suna Ito-Ebule, wadda ke fassara zuwa "Ce-kulle na ragon".[7] Shi ne aikin da aka fi tsammani kuma ana yin shi a ranar karshe ta bikin Ikeji. Ito-Ebule dai na da nasaba da baje kolin bokaye[8] da wasu masu kiran kansu matsafa da suka fito daga kowane yanki domin shiga gasar ta Ito-Ebule da son rai. A lokacin gasar Ito-Ebule, ana daure rago a kan bishiya, sannan a nemi matsafa da suka shiga gasar su je su kwance ragon. Bisa al'adar Arondizuogu, matsafi mafi karfi a cikin su ne kadai zai iya nasarar kwance ragon.[2][9]

A kwatsam, matsafi mafi nasara, wanda ya lashe gasar Ito-Ebule sau da yawa ta hanyar samun nasarar kwance ragon a duk shekara, shi ne firaministan gargajiya na Arondizuogu mai suna Pericoma Okoye.[10]

A cikin kafofin watsa labarai

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An nuna bikin Ikeji a wani fim din Nollywood na Najeriya mai suna Lion of Africa.

Manazarta

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  4. "Origin, relevance of Ikeji festival". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics (in Turanci). 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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  8. "In pictures: Wearing fancy dress for big yams in Nigeria". BBC News (in Turanci). 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  9. Nico. "Ikeji Festival In Arondizogu – NICO" (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  10. "Perikoma: The Lion of Africa Goes Home–Ifeanyi Calistus | Ikenga Chronicles" (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.