One of the egwugwu was unmasked, killing the egwugwu.
Enoch, a Christian convert, unmasks an egwugwu, killing it.
The chief egwugwu is called Evil Forest.
Tribesmen put on masks to represent the egwugwu whom are ancestral spirits. They represent the egwugwu during important ceremonies including the tribal courts and funerals.
Okonkwo did play the role of an egwugwu in the egwugwu court.
"Egwugwu" is used in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe to represent the gods.
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Enoch's unmasking of the egwugwu enrages the clan, and forces them into option.
The egwugwu gather for several reasons:FestivalsCourtFuneralsRevenging the death of one of their own.
Each egwugwu represents a village of the clan. There are nine villages in the clan.
Egwugwu were present in many ceremonies in the Igbo culture. They were present at funerals of honoured men, to pay homage to dead warriors. There was also an egwugwu court, where they would preside over cases among mortals.