Everything You Need to Know About Agulu!
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Do you know the name of your town and village? What kindred your family belongs to, both maternally and paternally? How did your surname come to be, and what stories shape your cultural identity?
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Agulu Town Overview
Agulu is an Igbo town located in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It shares borders with Nri, Nise, Nanka, Adazi, Obeledu and Mbaukwu.
Main Villages in Agulu
There are 20 main villages in Agulu:
Nneogidi
Umuowelle
Umuifite
Ifite-Ani
Umunowu
Umubiala
Amatutu
Isiamaigbo
Ukunu
Nkitaku
Obe
Nneoha
Nwanchi
Obeagu
Okpu
Odidama
Okpu-Ifite
Amaezike
Uhueme
Okpu-Agulu
Major Deities
Idemili Ezu
Haba
Ududonka
Idemili Omeluagha
Rivers and Streams
Mmili Nwamaluzo
Mmili Ojokolo
Ngene Mgbilimgba
Iyiocha
Iyiowelle
Ngene Onunu
Iyiakwa
Masquerades
Agaba
Ako
Ololo
Nnemonwu
Ayolo
Odudubaliba
Idu
Oganachi
Ekwulo
Akunaechenyi
Ogbangbada
Agbohommonwu
Agadimmonwu
Izaga
Ijele
Main Market Day
The main market day in Agulu is Afo. The biggest market in the town, called Afo-Agulu, becomes very busy with buying and selling on every Afo day. Other smaller markets in the town include Nkwo Agulu, Oye Nneogidi, Oye Umuowelle and Nwagu market.
Major Festivals
Onwa Agwu: This festival is celebrated by Agwu initiates in Agulu.
Agomchi Festival: This is a festival organized and performed by the women of Agulu.
Onwa Asaa Festival: This New Yam Festival of Agulu.
Ikpo Ngu Festival
Ikpo Ji na Nkwo Festival
Communal Taboos
Incest
Murder/Suicide
Abortion
Intercourse with a widow still in the mourning period
Harming or killing of Eke Mkpu (sacred python), Mbe (tortoise), and Disa (a type of monkey)
Harming or killing of Aguiyi (crocodiles) in the Agulu lake
Founder and History
According to oral history, the people of Agulu are descendants of a man named Agulu-gbuluenyimma, who originally migrated from the Aguleri area before establishing the present settlement.
Major Occupations
Farming
Trading
Wine tapping
Local Government Area
Agulu is a part of Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria.
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Source:
Mr. Akunne
Research Credit:
Chinualumogu
