Northern Igbo Odo masquerade tradition
African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Northern Igbo Odo masquerade tradition is cataloged as a Rite / ceremony within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Nigeria” and its period or origin is “Ethnographically documented; contemporary status varies by community.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Igbo Ọdịnala and Omenala religious traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Odo; Odo masquerade; Odo spirit festival
- Parent tradition
- Igbo Ọdịnala and Omenala religious traditions
- Public geographic context
- Nigeria
- Period / origin
- Ethnographically documented; contemporary status varies by community
- Living / historical status
- Living and historical community tradition
- Access / protocol
- Closed ethnoreligion
- Evidence status
- Related-entry source
Geography
CandidateNigeria
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Northern Igbo Odo masquerade tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1392. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1392
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