Week Of Peace
"You know as well as I know that our forefathers ordained that before we plant any crops in the earth we should observe a week in which a man does not say a harsh word to his neighbor. We live in peace with our fellows to honor our great goddess of the earth without whose blessing our crops will not grow." pg.26
The Week of Peace in the Igbo society is the week before the new planting season. In this week, they do nothing., but honor the god,Ani. If they disobey this tradition, they believe that they will have terrible crops for the new planting season.
The Week of Peace in the Igbo society is the week before the new planting season. In this week, they do nothing., but honor the god,Ani. If they disobey this tradition, they believe that they will have terrible crops for the new planting season.
Feasts of the New Yam
"The Feast of the New Yams was held every year before the harvest began , to honor the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the clan...Men and women, young and old, looked foreword to the New Yam Festival because it began the season of plenty-the new year." pg. 32
Feast of the New Yam is a feast used to represent the new and honor the gods. This week is important to their tradition because it brings joy and hope to the new year.
Feast of the New Yam is a feast used to represent the new and honor the gods. This week is important to their tradition because it brings joy and hope to the new year.
Wedding
" She was about sixteen and just ripe for marriage. Her suitor and his relatives surveyed her young body with expert eyes, as if to assure themselves she was beautiful and ripe." pg.60
" They sat in a big circle on the ground and the bride sat in the center with a hen in her right hand. Uchenda sat by her, holding the ancestral staff of the family. All the other men stood outside the circle, watching." pg. 109
Weddings in Igbo society are usually requested. Girls get married at the age of 16 and the bride price is insurance. Weddings are very sacred and signify the title of the family.
" They sat in a big circle on the ground and the bride sat in the center with a hen in her right hand. Uchenda sat by her, holding the ancestral staff of the family. All the other men stood outside the circle, watching." pg. 109
Weddings in Igbo society are usually requested. Girls get married at the age of 16 and the bride price is insurance. Weddings are very sacred and signify the title of the family.