All posts tagged "Igbo customs"
Cultural Heritage
10 Popular Igbo Cultural Festivals and Traditions You Should Know
November 26, 2025“Popular Igbo cultural festivals and traditions” profiles 10 fascinating Igbo cultural festivals and traditions that celebrate...
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Cultural Heritage
Iwa Akwa: An Igbo Rite of Passage and Cultural Heritage
November 10, 2025Learn about Iwa Akwa, a traditional Igbo rite of passage that celebrates the transition of young...
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African Culture and Traditions
The Concept of Omugwo in Igbo Culture
November 5, 2025Omugwo is a traditional Igbo practice of postpartum care where a mother or an older woman...
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African Culture and Traditions
Ikpu Aru | The Ritual of Atonement for Taboos in Igbo Culture
November 2, 2025In Igbo culture, Ikpu Aru is the ritual of cleansing and atonement carried out when a...
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African Culture and Traditions
Otu Odu || The Ivory Women of Onitsha
November 1, 2025A clear, respectful and fact checked look at the Otu Odu title society. This explains the...
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African Culture and Traditions
Masquerade Initiation (Ima Mmanwu) in Igboland: Origin, Meaning, Cultural Significance…
October 29, 2025Masquerade Initiation (Ima Mmanwu) is a deep and living tradition in Igboland. Discover the origin, meaning,...
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Africans
Asala Festival, Amichi, Anambra State || Tourism, Culture and Traditions
June 6, 2025Every ten years, the people of Amichi, a proud town in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra...
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Nnewi News
Why a First Son Shouldn’t Die Before His Father || Inheritance and Taboo in Nnewi Tradition
May 27, 2025In Nnewi, if a first son dies in front of his father, he automatically relinquishes the...
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Anambra News
Why the Igbo ‘Ịri Jị’ Festival Matters in Modern Times
May 17, 2025The Ịri Jị Festival, also called the New Yam Festival, is a very important tradition...
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Africans
What Igbo Traditional Rulers Must Stop Doing||Culture and Tradition By Nze Tobe Osigwe
April 24, 2025I believe moving forward there are two things traditional rulers in Alaigbo should desist from being...
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