Nsukka Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Masquerade === Nsukka is known to be rich in tradition and it is one of the Igbo communities that still upholds her traditional practices especially the masquerade festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Igbo Culture Is Superb: Watch Nsukka Masquerade (Oriokpa) | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeXfXsnEmcE}}</ref> These masquerades comes in different colors and shapes, some are beautifully made while some are tattered.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ikem |first=Felix |date=January 30, 2019 |title=Masquerades of terror in Nsukka |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/masquerades-of-terror-in-nsukka/ |website=The Sun: Voice of the Nation}}</ref> The Nsukka masquerade assumes different names in different communities. In Obollo Afor, it is called Akatakpa; in Igbo Etiti, it is known as Odo; in Orba it is known as Ogede; in Nsukka, it is called Oriokpa or Omaba.<ref name=":2" /> In olden days, masquerades were a rallying point as they performed different functions ranging from entertainment to peace making, social control, and it was also used for security purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2022 |title=How Masquerade Brought Mayhem in Nsukka Community |url=https://bellnewsonline.com/how-masquerade-brought-mayhem-in-nsukka-community/ |website=Bell News Online}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page