traditional practices Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Festival for the water spirits. Photo credit; wellsbringhope.org The Ijaw people of the Niger Delta possess one of West Africa’s richest and most enduring cosmological traditions. Central to this worldview is…

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Feb 2025

Cultural Heritage

Nkisi River and Its Revered Goddess: A Cultural and Geographical Overview

Concrete Bridge over NKissi Creek, Onitsha, built by R C McWhirter 1909. River Niger. Photo: A Mighty Tree The Nkisi River, also called Nkisa, is an important river in southeastern Nigeria,…

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Dec 2024

Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

Adultery in Igbo Society: Consequences for Women

In traditional Igbo society, adultery—defined as a married woman engaging in sexual relations outside her marriage—is considered a serious transgression with significant social and spiritual repercussions. Among the Ibos of Nigeria. Cultural…

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Dec 2024

Cultural Heritage Photos ⁠Religion and Spirituality

Enugwu-Ukwu’s Ipia Agba Mmonwu Festival: A Vibrant Display of Igbo Culture

“About Yesterday Enugwu Ukwu Ipia Agba 2024” – Photo by Ou Travel and Tour. “Ịpịa” means “to flog” in English, while “agba” refers to a large West African tree known for…

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Dec 2024

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Photos

Young Men of the Ogbolo Age-Grade: Uli and Hairstyles in Achala, Nigeria

In 1939, British colonial art historian K. C. Murray photographed a group of young men belonging to the ogbolo age-grade in Achala, a community in the north-central Igbo area of…

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Worshiping the Water Spirits: Owu and the Cosmology of the Ijaw

Nkisi River and Its Revered Goddess: A Cultural and Geographical Overview

Enugwu-Ukwu’s Ipia Agba Mmonwu Festival: A Vibrant Display of Igbo Culture

Young Men of the Ogbolo Age-Grade: Uli and Hairstyles in Achala, Nigeria