This is a festival most popular in Agila, Utonkon and Igumale areas of Ado Local Government Area of Idoma land. It is celebrated in September during the New Yam season. Ujor festival is celebrated in commemoration of past victories recorded by the Idoma at war. It is also partly a new yam festival. Prominent celebrants include the Chiefs, Clan heads and brave warriors.
The celebration is accompanied with the following cultural dances of the Idoma people namely; Agba, Atakakpo, Adeigbo Oode and Odabaru. On the eve of the festival, the traditional ruler meets with members of his traditional council in-all night session to review the activities of the community in the last twelve months. Decisions reached on this occasion are handed down to the people the next day as laws after some traditional dances.
On this occasion, the warriors demonstrate to the people how a typical warfare is planned and prosecuted. The Arsenal on display includes spears and shields which are the traditional implements of warfare in olden days.
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