Ojemba Ndigbo

IKORO THE GONG OF THE LIVING AND THE GODS   Written by Mazi Mike Osuji, email; osujimichael60@gmail.com ; Tell; +2348033865418 Powerfully and aesthetically made, Ikoro is a slit wooden gong which is significantly symbolic of spiritual power, priesthood, royalty, and unity of purpose within the realms of Igbo traditional and cultural anthropology. This wonderful instrument is handcrafted and symbolically made from the trunk of a special tree known as Ụ кọr, and, of course, from other trees which are known to possess similar spiritual powers and characteristics as the Ụкọr tree. The Ụкọr tree, of which the Ikoro gong is carved is uniquely, a special tree which represents a deity commonly referred to as “arụsị”, in this context, meaning, angel, goddess, deity or spirit; which is why Ikoro commands maximum respect and equal admiration within a typical Igbo society.   Ikoro usually commands...

Ǫ Ϻ Ụ GW Ǫ CEREMONIES IN IGBO LAND Written by Mazi Mike Osuji, email; osujimichael60@gmail.com ; Tell; +2348033865418 Ǫ Ϻ Ụ GW Ǫ is a period of post natal house confinement of a new-born mother and her baby for special food and clinical administration. Special foods and food condiments and herbal medicine play very key roles once a woman is ushered into the Ǫ Ϻ Ụ GW Ǫ incubation system with more emphasis laid on foods supply, herbs, and general hygiene for the newborn mother and her baby. Most of the infant and maternal mortalities occur during the first four weeks of childbirth due to lack of organized postnatal care systems like the ǪϺỤGWǪ , but with this system in place the newborn mother and her baby enjoy the privilege of adequate sleep, rest, and relaxation from tiredness and fatigue, house chores and errands. As a room incubation system for a newborn mother and her baby, ǪϺỤGWǪ , makes it possible for relatives and friends to lend help...

NKW ǫ B і AS A SPECIAL AND ROYAL і GBO DELICACY Written by Mazi Mike Ngozi Osuji Email: osujimichael60@gmail.com ; Tel: +2348033865418. Nkwob i, as the name connotes, is one of the most ever cherished Igbo delicacy, liked and eaten amongst the rich, the high and the mighty, within the Igbo society and beyond. Nkwob i is a delicacy specially prepared and seasoned for special people during special occasions. It has class as an Igbo food delicacy seasoned with very rich bush flavors, aromas and natural tastes and meant for those who can afford it. Any Igbo food narratives are not complete without the mention of Nkwobi, which has become one of the leading Igbo natural delicacies ever known within the Igbo food culture. Igbo people love and cherish good food, and as a people they will prefer to pay more for good food rather than settle for less, hence the maxim, ‘ ife dị mma rie m ...