It was a funny sight to behind, as villagers who turned out to participate in the Aji Ereke Festival, that Involves maiden dance in the village square by young girls and young women decorated with beads on their waists, heads necks and legs and Akwete Ankara tied peteri style, saw two masquerades operating a mobile phone.
The festival according to sources, holds between March and April, every year, in Amagu Ikwo, in Ikwo Local Government Area, of Ebonyi State.
The custom has faced some challenges in recent times as girls and women hardly participate because of Christian religion influences.
