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odunke paaramparik roop seey avka-attity mein manaaya jaane vaalaa ack tyohar thaa, aur pracheen kaal seey nigeria key anambra raajya mein oraukwu manaaya jaataa thaa. yeh tyohar igboland key inn shaharon key liye vishisht prateet hotaa haye. odunk koo ack bhavya samaroh aur dawat key saath-saath bhautik dhana, samriddhi aur samajik sthiti key pradarshan key saath ack vishal carnival key roop mein varnit kiya jaa sakata haye jisamen samudaay kii sabhi kalaaon koo ack saamanjasyapurna sambandh mein shamil kiya jaataa haye. iss mahotsav ney biafra vishvavidyalaya (baad mein nigeria vishvavidyalaya) key biafran kalakaron key ack pratibhashali samooh key liye naam dene kaa kaam kiya, jise kalakaron kaa odunke samudaay kahaa jaataa haye.
odunke tyauhar.
igbo sanskriti mein adhikansh tyohaaron key vipareet, odunke tyohar ack vishisht tithi yaa mausam parr igbo calender key vaarshik chakr mein naheen aataa thaa, naa hii isamen koee dhaarmik samarpan yaa purvagrah thaa. yeh tyohar purushon aur mahilaaon key liye alag-alag manaaya jaataa thaa. mahilaaon koo pichhale ack key ayojan key cumm seey cumm paanch saal baad odunke utsav kaa pradarshan karna thaa, jabaki purushon key liye ack odunke aur agale key beach bitaane kaa nyuntam samay saat saal thaa. haalaanki, yeh anivarya naheen thaa kii inn nyuntam samay antaralon key beetane key baad ack odanke aayojit kiya jaanaa chaahiye. balki, ack alag pradarshan karane kaa nirnay maujooda aarthik aur raajneetik sthiti parr nirbhar kartaa haye. akaal, yuddh yaa anya asthirtaon key samay, odanke koo sthagit curr diyaa gayaa thaa, kabhi-kabhi anishchit kaal key liye, jaba taka kii samay koo agale tyohar key pradarshan key liye anukool naheen maanaa jaataa thaa.
jaba tyohar kii tarikh nirdhaarit kii gaee thee aur shahar key netaaon dwara ghoshit kii gaee thee, tou mukhya tyohar kii shuruat tyohar seey kaee maheene pahale shuru hoe jaayegi. iss prastaavana key dauran, bajar key dinon mein ack bajar chauk mein opi-efaai naamak ack vishesh sangeet bajaaya jaataa thaa. opi-iffi sangeet dou badey drums parr bajaaya jaataa thaa joe lagbhag dou meater oonche hotey they, saath mein dou lambi bansuri (opi) hoti thee. inn afeem bansuri koo bahut lambi doori taka sunaa jaa sakata thaa, aur khelane key liye bahut taakat aur sahanshakti kii aavashyakta hoti thee. iss vishesh opi-efaai sangeet kii dhuna parr nritya karate hue kissy koo bhee odanke utsav key dauran ack gaay yaa ghode koo maarne key liye majboor kiya gayaa thaa. odunke utsav samaapt honey taka harr dinn bajar mein opi-efaai sangeet bajaaya jaataa thaa.
koee bhee nagrik jisane opi-efaai sangeet parr nritya kiya thaa aur odunke utsav mein cumm seey cumm ack gaay koo maarne mein whiffle rhaa thaa, usey samudaay seey bahishkrit curr diyaa gayaa thaa. aise nagrikon koo ack ghrinit kritya karane vaalaa maanaa jaataa thaa jise kewal pujari dwara prashaasit vishesh shuddhikaran balidaanon dwara vaapas kiya jaa sakata thaa. isaliye joe koee bhee opi-efaai sangeet parr nritya kartaa haye, usake liye apani vittiya sthiti key baare mein bahut nishchit honah nirnaayak thaa.
iss prastaavana key baad, utsav key liye chihnit dinn, nartakiyon dwara kharidi gaee sabhi gaayon aur ghodon koo ack bajar mein pradarshit kiya gayaa thaa. gaayon, unake maalikon aur unake parivaaron kaa julus, varishthata key anusaar, avka-etty mein apane vibhinn gaanvon key bajar chauk seey kendriya ack bajar taka, afeem kii dhuna parr nritya karane jaataa thaa. ack bajar mein utsav koo chihnit karane key liye shandar dawat, kalabaji nritya, kushti match aur mascared (mamanavu) pradarshan kiya gayaa thaa. iss mahaan drishya koo dekhane key liye doston, rishtedaron aur sasural vaalon koo bhee baahar seey aamantrit kiya gayaa thaa.
gaayon kii sankhya kii koee seema naheen thee jinhen ack vyakti dwara vadh kiya jaa sakata thaa. udaaharan key liye yeh darj kiya gayaa haye kii 1937 mein aayojit purushon key odunke mein, pramukh azegbookwoo ney chaar baar afeem parr nritya kiya aur teen gaayon aur ack ghode (joe gaayon seey adhik mahange hain) koo maar daala.
vadh kiye gaye jaanvaron kaa maans deshi kaanoon aur reeti-rivaajon key anusaar jashn manaane vaale parivaaron aur mehmaanon key beach saajha kiya jaataa thaa. maare gaye jaanvaron kii khopadi koo utsav dwara sanrakshit kiya gayaa thaa aur parivaar key obi (poorv-kaksh) key pravesh dwaar parr latka diyaa gayaa thaa. twacha kaa upayog chataai key roop mein kiya jaataa thaa.
aakhiri odunke (mahilaaon key liye) 1955 mein aayojit kiya gayaa thaa.