Ch.+6b+Festivals+-+Jee-Hyun

= New Yam Festival = - August.
 * When: **

- Offered to the gods and ancestors. - Everybody; Igbo men, women, and their children.
 * Who: **

- It's one of the biggest festivals celebrated by the Igbos. - It's known as 'Iwa-Ji' or 'Iri-Ji'. -There are masquerade dances, fashion parades, and feasting at a grand scale on a variety of food.
 * What: **

-"After the prayer of thanksgiving to god, they eat the first yam because it's believed that their position gives them the privilege of being intermediaries bewteen their communities and the gods of the land."

- At the new yam festival, only dishes of yam are served. It's symbolic of the abundance of the produce.

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