My Culture

So the other day I was chilling with my gorgeous cousin and we started talking about the rich Igbo culture.

The language or asusu
Bia meaning come
Ijeoma meaning safe journey
Ututu Oma meaning Good morning
Ehihie Oma meaning Good afternoon
Mgbede Oma meaning Good evening
Abali Oma meaning Good night
Ka in Ohafia meaning Hello,Welcome, Well done e.t.c. basically a greeting.
Nno meaning welcome

The Body
Isi meaning head
Anya meaning eye
Imi meaning nose
Onu meaning mouth
Nti meaning ear
Olu meaning neck
Obi meaning chest
Afo meaning stomach
Aka meaning hand
Opa or Ukwu meaning leg

Food or nri
Ofe egusi  meaning egusi soup
Ofe okra meaning okra soup
Ofe ugwu meaning vegetable soup
Ofe nziza meaning nziza soup
Abacha meaning igbo salad

Attitudes and beliefs
Hardworking
Business oriented
Money oriented
Traders
Agriculture
Beautiful girls
Handsome men
Iwa anya literally open eye but figuratively sharp eyed.
Witty
Strong people.
Catholic
Presbyterian
Anglican

Occupations or oru
Similar to Israelites
Traders
Business men and women
Farmers
Doctors
Lawyers
Judges
Professors
Captains of industries.
Vice Chancellors

Celebrations or mmemme

Iri Ji Festival
Farmers who cultivate yam tuber crops in the new yam season are meant to keep their yam for the new yam festival.
Women cook yam in large quantities.
Young girls dance the Mkpaumuagbugho dance.
Married woman dance the dibugwu dance.
All women braid their hair.
There is laughter and dance.