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What is: Iwa Oji?
Breaking the kola nut, known as “iwa oj”, is an important Igbo ritual traditionally performed to welcome guests at a gathering or ceremony. During the ceremony, the kola nut (oji) is blessed in Igbo, broken into pieces, and shared with guests, typically by the eldest man present. While the Igbo kola nut breaks into three
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Iguafo Igbo: Igbo Calendar
Do you know which Igbo day of the week you were born on? The four days which make up the native week in Igboland are namely; Eke, Orie, Afo, Nkwo. (From which many Igbo names are derived). Igbo people farm for only three days and rests on the fourth day. Eke is usually the holy
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Mmanwu: Igbo Masquerade
Masquerade culture of South Eastern Nigeria
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Igbo Kingdoms: The Aro Confederacy and Kingdom of Nri
PDF Version: IGBO KINGDOMS.pdf
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Ihe Nketa Nwanyi: Female Inheritance in Igboland
Ihe nketa: Female inheritance in Igboland. It’s widely known that traditionally inheritance is passed through the male lineage. There are however exceptions in Ohafia (Abia) and Afikpo (Ebonyi).
Okwu ID
Okwu ndị Igbo n'ala bekee.
