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| OKEY BAKASSI |
Ace actor and comedian Okey Bakassi is
confirmed to host this years’ edition of Igbo New Yam Festival holding in
the city of Cork, Republic of Ireland. The event which comes up on Sunday, 2,
August at Cork City Hall will feature Igbo cultural activities which will
include dances, music, fashion and the official cutting of the ‘new yam’.
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| OKEY BAKASSI |
The Igbo New
Yam Festival is an annual event
held at the end of the rainy season in early August. The festival is
an event symbolizing the conclusion of a harvest and the beginning of the next
work cycle. The celebration is a very culturally based occasion, tying
individual Igbo communities together as essentially agrarian and dependent on
yam.
