The participation of youths in masquerade is the most significant trend.
Every able-bodied adolescent in the society spends roughly a week leading up to the festival cutting and carrying whips that will be used during the festival. During the celebration proper, from 4 to 7 p.m., nearly all of the able-bodied teenagers congregate in front of the town square for canning exercises. Although the canning may look stressful, the spirit with which the able-bodied men bear the experience is recognized as superhuman by society. The ability of such endurance is bestowed by the ancestors, and the community needs it in its young men because it binds together men from many lineages, allowing them to recognize themselves as community members. Once a year, Igbo communities hold their annual masquerade festival. Obinagu community in Udi local government area of Enugu state has started their 2021 masquerade festival in the month of August after their Aju or New yam festival. Enjoy the video