SUMMARY
The concept of culture is the specific system of norms, beliefs, practices, techniques and objectives that the people of a given society have inherited from their fore-fathers, have invented or have adopted from other sources.
This study examines the Aba Festival and its significance to the people of igarra and how this significance are manifested in the socio-political and economic of igarra. This study give an historical background of the people of Igarra, then a general overview of the prestigious Aba festival, then the significances of the festival to not only the Igarras but also the people of Edo Sate.
The Irepa Festival is the general age group festival in Igarra and it has several traditional and cultural activities lined up for the festival which comes up every seven lunar calendar years. The activities include some of the following: Agagana oziza, Òyin Yapinè, Òshi-shirida, Ututalegbe Dance, the beating of Aba Drum, the Ceremonial Chieftaincy Title for the graduating Opoze age group, etc. These activities are usually done at different times and months interval. The Irepa Festival is a very great festival with various interesting activities that last for several months. However, the peak of the festival is the beating of Aba drum which brings about the popular name of Aba Festival thereby making the whole festival looks like a single day thing. A festival that comes up every six Gregorian calendar years can’t be a one-day event
