RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURAL TOURISM AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN UMUAGBOM COMMUNITY IN IMO STATE
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Background of The Study
Community development has played a vital role in some Nigerian communities by eradicating suffering such as illiteracy and disease, thus improving the standard of living of the people within the community, and by instilling a sense of citizenship and a spirit of civil consciousness among the members of the community.
Community development, according to Cook, Laura, Yale, Joseph, and Marquee (2016), helps to improve the economic, social, and cultural conditions of communities by enabling its members to establish and maintain cooperative and harmonious relationships while contributing meaningfully to the achievement of national goals.
Through the provision of social utilities such as water, roads, bridges, power, and hospitals, community development has helped to reduce abject poverty in Nigeria. It also seeks to equip individuals and groups with the skills necessary to impact change in their community.
According to Craik,.Rojek, and Urry (2019), community development is the foundation for economic growth, and knowledge is a critical component of the development process. People in the society, whether literate or not, should have access to any type of knowledge that may assist them in being capable and productive in their social and political obligations, and in becoming better educated citizens in general.
Fusco Girard and Peter Nijkamp. (2019) claimed that community development has always been an integral component of African culture. In African civilization, community development refers to working together as members of a certain community to achieve common goals that benefit the entire community.
According to Yahya (2009), when a community is not developed, vices will emerge that would drag such a society down, and a lack of development has a good association with the neglect of rural regions. Exodus of rural inhabitants to urban areas has negative implications such as unemployment, crime, prostitution, child labour, insecurity, money laundering, bribery, poverty growth of shanty dwelling areas, disease transmission, and overstretching of urban amenities and infrastructure.
Based on a study of prior research work on community development and its trends, the researcher may infer that community development is the foundation for community development and sustainability, through which community expansion begins.
To prevent any of these vices, it is necessary to promote development to underdeveloped communities through elevating community culture and values throughout the nation.
Culture is prominent in the Nigeria tourist industry since the country is home to over 375 ethnic groups, each of which has its unique cultural history that describes the whole way of life of the individual group. Prior to the arrival of Western culture, participation in any cultural celebration such as Iriji ndi Ngor Okpala was highly valued (New yam festival). The Iriji ndi Ngor Okpala had become a national religious institution at the time, and its anniversaries were celebrated with great pomp. The secrets associated with it are revered and protected.
Nowadays, these beliefs have shifted, and many have stopped attending the Iriji ndi Ngor Okpala Festival in particular, owing to a variety of circumstances related to the arrival of Western culture and other religious views.
The term "Festival" is defined simply as "THEME PUBLIC CELEBRATION." This phrase is steeped in history and meaning. Nigeria's cultural legacy is a tapestry of history and variety, folklore and conquest. The country, properly dubbed the "Giant of Africa," is endowed with ecological and cultural treasures of international renown. The richness and diversity of Nigerian culture reflect the socio-cultural variations of the country's approximately 250 ethnic groupings.
The state celebrates a number of traditional holidays (IMO). Each town has its own festival to honour old deities or to commemorate an important event in the area's history. The Ahiajoku Event, which is held in all farming areas, is the most popular festival to bring in the harvest season.
This is a list of festivals in the state.
1) Obohia Eyiri-eyi
2) Every three years, Iwakwa of Ihitte Afor Ukwu
3) Oparanadim's Inunkwu
4) Iriji ndi Ngor Okpala (New yam festival) - held on August 15th each year
5) Okponkume community's Iwa-Akwa performance
The majority of these festivities take place in the fourth quarter of each year.
The study's principal point of view will be the Iriji ndi Ngor Okpala (New yam celebration), as this event is widespread among different communities around the state (Imo).
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