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Ọdịnanị : The Sacred Art And science Of Igbo People I noticed that some of us are still confuse and don't know what ANI/ALA is in Igboland.. Here i will talk about it.. ANI THE MOTHER OF THE IGBOS: Ani is the Igbo Fertility Goddess of the earth. The Igbo people of South East/SS call her the mother of all things, but she is both the fertile earth and the empty field after the harvest. She is present at the beginning of the cycle of life, making children grow in their mother’s womb, and she is there at the end of the cycle, to receive the souls of the dead into her own womb. Ani/Ala also gives laws to the people, emphasizing the importance of honesty and respect. Temples to Ani called mbari are built in the center of villages, and contain a mud statue of Ani which is then painted in bright colors.{visit Umuleri and Aguleri still present there} These statues usually show Ani with a long torso and long thick neck, which are considered to be signs of beauty among the I

Abalị ọma nụ ụmụnne m Taata bụ ahịa Orie ná ịme ọnwa Ilo Mmụọ ná ịgụ alo nke ndị igbo. Agbogho Mmuo are maiden spirit masks that represent the spirit of dead girls that have manifested in the dancer to come back to parade in their communities. The masks also symbolise the ideals of female beauty among many in some Igbo communities. Their extremely white faces symbolise that they are spirits. Agbọghọ Mmụọ(Maiden Spirit Mask)1 Every Igbo town differs in terms of its range of festivals and types of masks, and oftentimes the spiritual and stylistic forms intermingle between regions, making it difficult to trace this mask to one particular location. However, masking traditions throughout the various Igbo regions share underlying themes and similar spirits, and so the purpose of this maiden spirit mask can be at least somewhat clarified. Of the two most important mask types among the Igbo are-- 1) Those idealizing the qualities of young w

Things our generations have lost due to white lies and brainwashings. A DIBỊA in Igbo culture is a man or a woman with vast knowledge of nature and spirituality. In some cases they are called the wise ones, great ones, the eyes of the gods, or doctors which is the literal meaning of the word DIBỊA in Igbo language, ( native doctors). In this knowledge, mostly people are divinely chosen to be a DIBỊA, and sometimes also can be learned by being around or serving as apprentice to a well rich in knowledge DIBỊA. There are several branches of being a DIBỊA, hence being a DIBỊA is a vast knowledge, and I mean as vast as when you say in English that someone is a doctor. For example in western world a doctor defines as follows. A teacher or a learned man. A person who holds a doctorate. A physician or surgeon. A person licensed to practice any of the healing arts, as an osteopath, dentist, veterinarian, etc. And this word doctor is said to be originated from an old

Igbo ndị oma Ekene kwa mụ unu ooo Anyị nọ na ọnwa Ọgọọst {August} being the month of ỌNWA ALỌM CHI bụ nke ná eso Ọnwa ilo mmụọ nke ná abịa na ịhụ.. Ọnwa nkaa bụ ọnwa ọtụtụ mba dị icheiche ji eme emume ifejioku/ahajioku/ashaolu/Ikeji.. {ọ sitere kwara ka ndị ụfọdụ sị eme nke ha} Ndi NNEWI na ndị ỤMỤOJI ná ndị NNOBI na ọtụtụ mba ndi ozo ga eme emume nka na oge na adịghị anya.. Ya bụ ná m ga akọwa pụtara anyị ihe Ịrị Ji ọhụrụ pụtara ná ala Igbo gbaa gburugburu. New yam festival is one of the most prominent annual celebrations in Igbo land. It began in Arochukwu community several centuries ago. In the past, the new yam festival must be celebrated before any adult of Igbo origin will eat a new yam. This means the event must precede the eating of water-yam. The traditional name for Igbo new yam festival is “IKE JI” which literally means the “Strength inherent in Yams.” However, the actual occurrence of the festival is known as “IRI JI OHURU.” That is, “Eating new

This is what we are suffering from day one.. But is not like this from old.. Infiriority complex.. They call it modernization but don't know that nwa ọkụkọ na eleji ụkwụ ná aka si naya ná aha mmanụ.. Name your child igbo name and stop giving them English names... This is the only part i love most about Yorubas... No matter how rich, educated or elite they are.. They still value their cultures and ancestral heritages.. But we igbos are omacha ncha mere ka ịsị na anya dị anyị otú a.. Hear the truth from Chief Zeburudaya Okoloigwe Nwogbo alias 4:30.

Understanding Igbo versus African Religion  series Part 1                The Ancestors (Ndichie) These are African traditional saints who are not really deified; they are rather honored owing to the position they occupy among the African families. They are not worshipped or adored but venerated. They are still regarded as part of the family to which they belonged when alive. Now that they are stripped of the body through death, they become freer and more active in helping the members of the family and the towns of their origin. They approach the different kinds of spirits and divinities interested in the affairs of men and enter into communion with them in view of the good of their living kith and kin. If a correct and befitting burial is not accorded a dead person he may become a wandering ghost, unable to live peacefully after death and therefore a danger to those who remain alive. For one to become an ancestor, the following characteristics must be fulfilled: * He must