OTHER FESTIVALS IN THE KINGDOM

The Agbarha Kingdom Warri has varieties of deities, each has its own cultural festival usually done in a unique and peculiar way by the adherent.

Some of the deities beside Owhurie are Oghoje (Masquerade), Ese Emo, Eni Emo, Orowhare, Ojojo, Oki masquerade, Okposio e.t.c.

IYERI: The Iyeri festival is synonymous with the New Year or new yam festival.

ESE MOR AND ENI-EMOR

These are festivals in which the kingdom expresses thanks to their ancestors i.e their fathers and mothers.

OGHOJE: Is owned by the entire Kingdom. Also a protective god that usher peace to the Kingdom.

THE OROWHARE

This is celebrated by the people of Edjeba community of the Kingdom. The deity called Orowhare is a protective as well as wealth creative deity. It brings wealth, great blessings to the indigenes and non-indigenes living inside the community. The festival is biennial. During the festival, the children of the community from far and near take time off to ensure they are present to witness and share the blessing which include FRUITHFULNESS in all it ramification.

THE BENEFIT

Besides the earlier mentioned FRUITHFULNESS, the deity flush out, or wards off crises problem from the community, it acts as a prospective shield to the indigenes and non-indigenes who believe in the courses of the deity.

In times of danger, when you call on his name, the danger will be averted. The faithful adherent of the shrine can never fall into problems in all their field of endeavour. She has a way of passing information on her likes and dislike and to whom both the adherent and the entire community of any coming danger through the chosen one i.e Chief Priest.

THE PERSONNELS:

The deity has a chief priest called JERRY OTEGHA OBORUME aka the Odjemale-Brako I of Edjeba Community. This dynamic young chief priest was called to take the mantle in 2004 by the deity itself. Others are the Amebo of the Oviedjo and other people chosen by the deity itself.

OJOJO The deity called Ojojo is a deity of peace, protection and wealth creation deity. This festival is celebrated by the people of Igbudu. It provide for her adherence wealth without sweat. Her faithful adherent gain favour in all their field of endeavour. It protect the community from all forms of aggression. She does not tolerate any act of uncleanness and unfaithfulness of servant serving in the shrine. The old shrine was situated at kolokolo ancestral home now Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The current shrine is at Igbudu water side.

The festival is held for 9 days in which, different masquerade come to the play ground in a colorful style. The current chief priest of the deity is Mr. Gift Uwanikone.