Recently, when the Oba of Benin met with some governors, he requested for kolanut to bless them. This shocked observers who believe that its only the Igbos that use kolanut for traditional prayer. Like the Igbo, the Benin People use kolanut and dry gin for traditional prayers. We will investigate and tell you more about…… Continue reading Benin Share Kolanut Tradition With Igbo
Category: Culture
IWAJI THE IGBO EQUIVALENT OF AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING
Every year, the Igbos celebrate the New Yam Festivals in their different towns. This is called Iwaji. The ceremony is also called Iri Ji in some Igbo cultures. Same celebration but slightly different names. Iwaji is part of Igbo culture. As Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor has noted, any Igbo can celebrate Iwaji, irrespective of their religion.…… Continue reading IWAJI THE IGBO EQUIVALENT OF AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING
2 REASONS FOR IDENTICAL ISOKO AND IGBO ANIMAL NAMES
Today, we bring you some Isoko and Igbo identical animal names. And then, we’ll briefly tell you the background story behind them. The Isoko call horse Anyenya while the Igbos call it Anyinya The Isoko call monkey Enwe while the Igbos call it Enwe The Isoko call elephant Eni, while the igbos call it Enyi…… Continue reading 2 REASONS FOR IDENTICAL ISOKO AND IGBO ANIMAL NAMES
Igbo Don Faults Planned Sale Of Sacred Igbo Sculptures ‘Removed During Nigeria-Biafra War’
An Igbo professor, Mazi Chika Okeke-Agulu has spoken out strongly against the planned sale of some Igbo alusi in Paris. Auction house Christies has announced plans to auction the sacred statues. But Okeke-Agulu, a professor of African Art History at Prinston University, USA, is having none of that. In an interview reported by The Guardian,…… Continue reading Igbo Don Faults Planned Sale Of Sacred Igbo Sculptures ‘Removed During Nigeria-Biafra War’
River In Aguleri Where Osu Caste Belief Is Washed Away
Eze Chukwuemeka Eri, Of Eri, Aguleri in Anambra State, has said that Osu Caste system is a thing of the past in Igboland. He however spoke of a river in his domain where people are cleansed of Osu belief. He said; Now, there is nothing like Osu in Igbo culture; it has been abolished.Nobody is…… Continue reading River In Aguleri Where Osu Caste Belief Is Washed Away