Passing down our culture
Most African immigrants all over the world generally agree that their children need to have a functional knowledge or a modicum of African culture. Parents of African origin indulge in all effort to provide their children with at least a smattering of African culture.
The concept of Igbo Kwenu in Igbo culture, identity, and shared representation
Igbo Kwenu, yaa! Kwenu yaa, kwezue nu, yaaaa! wrote Chinua Achebe in his novel "Things Fall Apart (1958). In like manner, everywhere in Igboland, you will hear in a public gathering
Understanding New Yam Festival (Iri Ji)- Igbo Ancestry heritage
The Igbos are people with a very high degree of religious inclination. As a people, the majority believe equivocally in "Chineke" God the creator and Almighty Omnipresence, Omnipotent, Omniscience and Omniscient..
No Igbo Child Left Behind
Millions of Igbos have left their Homeland and Nigeria in pursuit of better education and economic opportunities abroad, most with the desire to eventually return Home.
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New Yam Festival
An Igbo cultural and ancestral heritageThe New Yam Festival known as ‘Iwa-Ji’ or ‘Iri-Ji’ is therefore a celebration depicting the prominence of yam in the social-cultural life of Igbo people.
The significance of Kolanut in Igbo land
The Ibo use the kola nut to welcome a guest and either establish or reinforce their interaction rate. Full Story |
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Marriage in Igbo perceptive
The Igbo people view the rite of marriage as sacred duty and an initiation as a mature member of the society. Full Story | Video
Appreciating Our Igbo Culture — The Gateway to 21st Century Skills
Igbo nation is ancient. It is rich in value, in history, in ethnology and in culture. Full Story | Video
Igbo Music: Where Are The Gongs And Flutes?
When highlife ruled the airwaves in Nigeria in the past decades, voices of Igbo musicians and others of south East extraction added to its popularity.. Full Story | Video
Igbo: The Culture of Clothes
Culture they say is the sum total of a people’s way of life, in this regard the culture of a people could be evidenced in the people’s language, native customs, food, music, dance, occupation and skills set, dress.. Full Story | Video
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The philosophical mind of an Igbo musician: Celestine Ukwu In the memory of many Igbo people of Nigeria, late Celestine...
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