Bikin Ofala

**Bikin Ofala** bikin ne na shekara-shekara da mutanen Igbo (inyamurai) ke yi, musamman 'yan asalin Onitsha, Umueri, Umuoji da sauran al'ummomin makwabta kamar Aguleri, Nnewi da Ukpo a yankin karamar hukumar Dunukofia. Yana aiki ne a matsayin bukukuwan sabuntawa na sarki ko Igwe ko Obi kuma yana kama da Bikin Igue a Benin da ***Ine***, Osi ko Ogbanigbe Festival a yawancin al'ummomin Igbo na tsakiyar Yammacin Najeriya. Kalmar ofala, an samo ta ne daga kalmomin Ibo guda biyu - ọfọ (Turanci: iko) da ala (Turanci: ƙasa).  Ana yin bikin ne a cikin kwanaki biyu galibi a watan Oktoba ta hanyar *Obi* (Turanci: sarki) kuma wajibi ne na al'ada wanda dole ne a yi shi kowane shekaru biyu ba tare da kasawa ba.

## Tarihi
A cewar wasu kafofin tarihi na baki, ana iya gano bikin Ofala zuwa karni na 16 lokacin da mutanen Onitsha suka yi hijira daga Benin zuwa gabar gabashin Kogin Neja wanda a halin yanzu ake kira birnin Onitsha kuma suka kawo su tare da sauran al'adu, al'adar mulkin mallaka. Bikin yana kama da ***Bikin Igue*** wanda Oba na Benin ke yi bikin kowace shekara. Wasu masana tarihi sun kuma yi imanin cewa bikin yana da alaƙa da bikin New Yam a Onitsha da kuma sadaukarwar sarki ga lafiyar mutanensa.

Bikin yana nuna ƙarshen lokacin koma baya wani lokaci ana kiransa Inye Ukwu na Nlo  lokacin da Obi ya kasance ba tare da sadarwa ba kuma yana fuskantar tsarkakewa ta ruhaniya don amfanin al'umma. A ƙarshen hutun mako-mako, Igwe ya fito a lokacin Ofala don ya albarkaci talakawansa kuma ya yi addu'o'i ga al'umma. Ana yin bikin Ofala a kowace shekara a wasu wurare tun daga naɗa *Obi* zuwa mutuwarsa, wanda ake kira "Ofala na ƙarshe" yayin da wasu garuruwa na iya buƙatar a yi bikin kowane shekaru biyu zuwa uku.

## Ofala Onitsha
Onitsha" id="mwNA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ofala Onitsha">Ofala Onitsha ita ce bikin Ofala na asali wanda 'yan asalin Onitsha, Najeriya ke gudanarwa. Yawancin lokaci ana gudanar da shi a watan Oktoba kuma shine babban matsayi na bikin Onitsha. Kodayake bikin Ofala ya zama ruwan dare ga yawancin kabilun Ibo, Onitsha Ofala na musamman ne tunda an yi imanin cewa shi ne Ofala na farko a cikin kabilar Igbo.

## Bikin da manufar
Bikin yawanci yana farawa da gaisuwar bindiga ta gargajiya guda ashirin da daya sannan ya biyo bayan Ufie (gongo na sarauta) duk dare, rawa da sauran ayyukan al'adu. Da rana, majalisun shugabannin Obi, baƙi daga wasu al'ummomi, ƙungiyoyin shekaru, mata da matasa na al'umma yawanci suna taruwa a filin fadar ko Ime Obi da suka yi ado da kayan gargajiya ko na bikin da suka dace da bikin. Ana kunna kiɗa na sarauta ko Egwu Ota a lokacin ƙofar Ndichie ko shugabannin ja waɗanda suka isa bayan taron jama'a kuma suka kawo wasu daga cikin abokansu da danginsu zuwa fadar. Babban abin da ya faru a bikin shi ne fitowar Obi a cikin rigarsa ta sarauta ga murna na taron jama'a, wani harbi na bindiga yana sanar da shigar Obi wanda yawanci yana sanye da rigar bikin kuma yana ɗauke da takobi na tagulla a hannunsa, yana tafiya zuwa gefen filin wasa ko kashi ɗaya bisa uku na filin wasa yana amincewa da murna na taro. Daga nan sai Obi ya yi ritaya kuma daga baya, shugabannin jan sun girmama shi bisa ga matsayi, bayan haka duka Obi da shugabannin sun sake bayyana bayan harbe-harbe na wani harbi. A lokacin bayyanar ta biyu Obi yana rawa a fagen wasa, wani abu da ba a gani sosai kuma matakansa sun rufe nesa fiye da bayyanar farko. Sa'an nan kuma shugabannin da baƙi masu ziyara suna girmama Obi. Bikin kuma wani lokaci ne ga Obi don girmama mutane tare da lakabi na shugabanci.

## Ayyuka
Kiɗa da zane-zane na gani koyaushe sun kasance wani ɓangare na bikin. A shekarar 2015 edition a Onitsha ya gudanar da nune-nunen zane-zane da ake kira Oreze III, taron ya nuna wani nuni daga masu zane-zane daban-daban da kuma busts 20 da ke nuna sarakunan Onitsha da suka tashi.

## Hotuna

Fayil:IMG-20210712-WA0059_10.jpg|Sacrificing to the gods in the University of Nigeria Anambra state Ofala Festival
Fayil:Ofala_Onitsha_07.jpg|Ofala festival in Onitsha
Fayil:Ofala_Onitsha_09.jpg|Ofala in Onitsha
Fayil:Ofala_Onitsha_06.jpg|Ofala festival
Fayil:Ofala_Carnival_2019.jpg|OfalaCarnival 2019


## Manazarta