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