Ogwashi-uku Carnival Taking Akwa-ocha Beyond The Ordinary

Ogwashi-uku Carnival Taking Akwa-ocha Beyond The Ordinary

As part of our pledge to help promote and popularize AKWA-OCHA the famous and very elegant traditional attire of the Delta state Igbo speaking tribe, the Enuani people from ANIOMA extraction , Ogwashi-Uku carnival is keeping this pledge in every way, as we have diversified Akwa-Ocha from weaving to Ankara , this is for ease and cheaper method (affordability ) . Akwa-ocha, is a unique attire made from very expensive wool and woven for a period of three to four weeks before it is put in the market for sale to an intending customer. Bearing in line, the desire of the Initiator / Founder of Ogwashi-Uku Dance carnival, Anthonia Oguah a daughter of Ogwashi-Uku whose intention from the beginning of the dance carnival was to use Akwa-ocha blended with western carnival paraphernalia to create a very exquisite style and costume during the celebration of the dance carnival, however because of the high cost involved in using the original Akwa-ocha, which sadly could not be used for a celebration with over five thousand carnival enthusiast , the initiator through her dexterity went ahead to introduce Akwa-ocha in a more simpler style using the popular Ankara material to create Akwa-ocha in a much simpler creation thereby achieving the use of Akwa-ocha by all carnival participants during the annual dance fiesta . So far, a lot of people from the Anioma Speaking tribe have applauded this initiative which is cost effective and time duration achieved within a short period for use, thus leaving the use of the authentic Akwa-ocha as ceremonial attire thereby retaining its originality for generations yet unborn. The Transformed Akwa-ocha into Ankara, gives any one interested in using /wearing the Akwa-ocha in several fabulous styles instead of being restricted to the Age -long style as worn and used years ago http://www.nairaland.com/carnivalwoman/topics

OGWASHI UKU CARNIVAL




The annual Ogwashi uku dance carnival comes up same season, December 2015 at Ogwashi-uku Delta state, Nigeria. The dance carnival will be celebrating its 6th edition with pumps and pageantry , according to the Director of Operations Nwulu Charles , the carnival this year will be celebrated in various segments which involves the Homage paying festival of love, respect and solidarity visit to the 14 clans that makes up the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom. According to the DO, this segment of the dance carnival is one of the cardinal aspect for creating the carnival, vis-a vis the call for togetherness and unity of purpose for development and progress
The Carnival begins on the 24th and ends on the 26th with the annual Re-union party of sons and daughters of the community     www.ogwashiukwucarnival.org