One of the egwugwu was unmasked, killing the egwugwu.
In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe..... the egwugwu are said to be a spirital group of masked men... who the people believe are gods.
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.
An egwugwu is a masked ancestral spirit in Ibo culture that serves as a vehicle for communication with the spirit world. They are seen as embodiments of ancestral wisdom and authority, often appearing during important ceremonies or to settle disputes. Egwugwu also serve as symbols of traditional justice and the continuity of the community's values and customs.
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.
When Enoch unmasks the egwugwu, he desecrates and kills it. The other egwugwu attempt to hide the face of the egwugwu from the public. For the rest of the week, the wailing of the mother egwugwu is heard throughout the villages, a somber song for her mourned son. Eventually all of the tribes gather. They end up burning down Enoch's compound, and the church where Enoch hides.