Saturday, 6 December 2014

Taking A Look At The Igbo Culture

By Claudine Hodges


Igbos are an African ethnic group of over 30 million people in Nigeria, Niger to east of underflow lives mainly in interrupted from savannah rain forest. The term of ethnicity as the language spoken by their speakers. However, the correct usage is Igbos . The language of belongs to family of Igbo languages and enjoys the status of national language of Nigeria - Hausa and Yoruba addition (Igbo culture).

Cattle involved is small, since large areas of infected tsetse fly. Cattle is very much appreciated and has mainly ritual significance. Developed crafts: blacksmithing, pottery, weaving, weaving, woodworking, woodcarving. In nriauka blacksmith's craft involves most of male population. In Igbos widely developed seasonal work.

Most Igbos are Christians. In traditional religion of "Lord of Earth" has the highest religious prestige. He secures a priest of earth goddess Ala fertility of land. The earth goddess stands as her consort the God of Heaven Chi aside. In addition there are numerous divine addition to powers and spirits. Particularly significant is among Igbos of ancestor worship. Funerals and festivals occur masked dancers, who are grouped together in special secret societies. A few thousand Igbos also consider themselves to be Jews.

There are several types of housing. Traditional accommodation rectangular or circular in plan. The walls are constructed of poles, which are coated with clay. Roofs are covered with grass, palm leaves, corrugated iron. In northern parts of dobe dwellings. At the western Igbos and near Onitsha - rectangular in plan, walls of clay roof gable or hipped, covered with grass or palm leaves. In area of housing Ogoja square or circular in plan, with a cone-shaped, covered with grass roof.

Kwa group of people migrated to south of this merger. Of them came peoples ygala, ydoma, Yoruba and Igbos . Kwa-people settled in northern part of Central Rise (Nsukka-Auca-Eagle) about 5000 years BC. E. Igbos consisted of highly disparate and politically independent communities. Before acquaintance with the Europeans and close contacts with neighboring ethnic groups Igbos had a clear identity as a distinct people.

Igbos (or for, self - "forest dwellers") - the people in south-eastern Nigeria. Number of approx. 26 million people. Speak the language of Igbos, which belongs to Benue-Congo language family Niger-Congo makrosemi. Segodnya most of them speak English, along with Igbos (the result of British colonialism).

Igbos are one of largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria. In connection with the consequences of migration and the Transatlantic Slave descendants Igbo ethnic groups settled in countries such as Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, as well as outside of Africa. Their exact number is not known outside of Africa, but today, many African-Americans and people of African-Caribbean origin - Igbos . In rural areas, mainly Igbos - farmers.

Another option Igbos tradition identifies Jews with the descendants of three tribes of Israel - Gad, and Manasseh Zebulun. Igbos community of Jews in contact with Jewish organizations in other countries (including the US and Israel) and receive financial support. Practiced scarification, male and female circumcision. Twins in past and feared killed. Igbos - deeply religious people who believe in a benevolent Creator, commonly called Chukwu (Chiukwu, Chineke, Obasi di n'elu and so on. D.) Who created the visible universe (uwa).




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