As you all very well know, I am not a lecturer and as such, this paper is not an Inaugural Lecture or a Seminar Paper. What I have tried to highlight in this address is to tell our young ones and friends here, what they ought to know concerning the Meaning and Significance of the yearly Otite Anam Festival. May I therefore crave the gracious indulgence of this august gathering to oblige me with the favour of your very esteemed audience. 1. The Meaning of Otite This five-letter-word “Otite” in Anam is the synonym for “Iwa ji” ceremony elsewhere in Igboland which is popularly referred to as “The New Yam Festival”. The origin of Otite in Anam is as ancient as the evolution or fusion of the entity called Anam town or clan as some people may choose to call it. It is a yearly festival celebrated simultaneously in all the eight villages of Anam namely: Iyiorah, Mmiata, Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum, Umueze, Umuikwu and Umuoba (i.e. going by ...
ANAM PEOPLE'S WEBSITE IS OWNED BY ANAM PEOPLE & COVERS ALL THE ANAM VILLAGES IN ANAMBRA EAST/WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA:Iyiora-Anam, Mmiata Anam, Oroma -Etiti Anam,Umuoba Anam,Umudiora Anam, Umuenwelum Anam, Umueze Anam and Umuikwu Anam.