Igbo culture

Igbo culture 

The new yam festival is normally called Ifejioku in  Igbo land Ifejioku comes from the root word "IFÊ NJOKU" and this has been passed from one generation to another

Death and life after death

In Igbo land do we believe in life after death yes in the Bible it's called heaven but the Igbos called it anammo.

Igbo people believe in life after death that is why they have 2 types of death 

1) Ezionwu, 

2) Ajoonwu

Ezionwu is when a person lived a good life marry and died peacefully and is buried properly.

Ajoonwu is when a person die prematurely maybe in arm robbery etc

This kind of people are not buried properly and therefore becomes a wondering spirit because they will not be welcomed in the land of the dead, in Igbo land they are called "Akaloghori".

 In Igbo land we have 2 types of Ndichie

Ndichie Nona Obi and Ndichie no ini nso

First one are those people that have lived a good life, became titled men like Nze na Ozo died and was properly buried

They are called Ndichie Nona Obi, they are called so because they are represented by Okpesi which stays permanent in every Obi. 

Ndichie noini nso are those elders and titled men that are close to the grave

There are two types of Ndichie Nona Obi Ichie ukwu and Ichie nta

Those that lived a good life died and burial without title are called Ichie nta, those with title are called Ichie ukwu

What is the duty of Ndichie : they are our mouth piece in the land of the spirit or dead