{"id":1991,"date":"2021-12-03T07:33:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2021-12-03T07:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:33:49","slug":"ekuechi-festival-ban-no-celebration-in-okehi-adavi-considers-measures-for-peaceful-masquerade-outings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/ekuechi-festival-ban-no-celebration-in-okehi-adavi-considers-measures-for-peaceful-masquerade-outings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekuechi Festival Ban: No Celebration in Okehi; Adavi Considers Measures for Peaceful Masquerade Outings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">As the date draws nearer for the annual celebration of <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2021\/06\/26\/ebira-witches-ekuechi-festival-the-myths\">Ekuechi festival in Ebira Land,<\/a> the ban on the festival by the state government for security reasons has left frontline traditional stakeholders at crossroads taking decisions.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; 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