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The Dying Culture  of Ara na Umu

In Oru (Riverine Igbo), there’s a beautiful culture that is dying out and has dug a crater in family ties . This priced cultural practice  which brings together generations of kids to interact and make friends among family ties especially on the mothers side is called Ara na umu. The Literal and Cultural Interpretation Ara…

The Concept of Nwa-nwa and Nwadiana in Igbo Culture

Have you ever been to a meeting in your hometown and the head of a goat being shared is allotted to your father’s sister’s children as “oke nwadiana” and you are wondering , why should they be given that? Meaning Nwanwa is a grandchild of a family either from a male or a female child.…