Mannwu" Festival at Enugu:

"Mannwu" Festival at Enugu: "Mmanwu" or masquerade, a popular social institution among the Igbo people of Nigeria. Masquerades at festivals represent incarnated ancestral spirits visiting their descendants to entertain, give guidance and exorcise evil spirit. Souls of departed people are in a state of personal immortality because the process of dying is never complete. This is one of the rich African cultural heritage that have survived western influences. "Mmanwu" festival features an assemblage of over 2,500 masquerades of various designs shapes and sizes from different communities in Anambra State of Nigeria and is said to be the largest concentration of masquerades on the Africans continent and perhaps in the world. Your tour includes masquerade carnival, arts & craft exhibition, visit to Ogbunike caves, visit to Akwete Village, tour of Enugu, shopping and sight-seeing.