What Role Do The Egwugwu Play In Igbo Culture?
What Role Do The Egwugwu Play In Igbo Culture? The Egwugwu are ancestral spirit masqueraders who play a significant role in the religious traditions and rituals of the Igbo people of Nigeria (in Things Fall Apart, the Igbo are called “Ibo”). What is the significance of the Egwugwu in the Igbo society? The egwugwu are