Adane-Okpe is a socio-cultural festival celebrating the spiritual essence of the Okpe kingdom of the Urhobo people in Nigeria. The high point of the festival lies within the artistic display and dramatic performance of masquerades at the festival arena, revealing the revered aesthetic import of the Urhobo people. But beyond all this is the essence of the festival, which is believed in the accumulation and renewal of spirituality, a socio-economic emancipation and the political unity of the people throughout the kingdom.
Adane-Okpe Festival Committee (1982) Programmes of Activities.
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