missKiffy:
Bloody yeebos, if it is another tribe now they will start crying and wailing as if na them holy pass, and na them worse pass

hey madam u sabi find attention sha. every community has it culture. he just came out to share his own. who knows, ur culture might be worst than his. so find something doing no one wants to hear your opinion about Igbos. thanks

CUM4WHAT:
wah level gal? Gosh u neva sieze to amuse me wif ur lil' sense.

Oooooo! !
Lekwa nu Jelly fish nka?
My responding to you is a luxury already. Make I leave you waka abeg, no time.

EggovinMma:

By chopping daddys ego Na sit down chop I dey

That's laziness

fabulousvera:
. for this comment its behind u

I'm not scared ma

Radoillo:


I take it you are not too familiar with the Isu-Njaba axis of Imo State.

tnx for saving me de stress of responding him. He has no knowledge of igbo race

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That's laziness[/quote]

I need to question my father then .I hhave known an igbo mother who isn't lazy for years

Costa2000:
Jesus is my provider, Eke is their provider.

. no one is asking u to worship it just respect their tradition that all

Urine:


Eze - Ego, that was the man. Back in the 90's I used to read his exploits covered in Fame and Encomium up till his death and burial, his wife's battle with the family etc

Do you have an idea of what eventually happened to his empire?

The last I heard was the dispose of his complex on Allen avenue. Lots a litigations and family show of supremacy over his assets.

loomer:

I'm not scared ma

. look behind u and tell me again if u are not scared

EggovinMma:


Well, I ain't trying to blow a trumpet to belittle anybody. You started this immaturity by insulting igbos in other places, struggling to survive. My father's story isn't a strange one, it's almost same as every igbos who migrate to foreign lands to survive. Nothing goes for free in this country, for every penny you will be exploited even by those who harboured you.

I think everybody needs to start respecting each other, be it the guest or the host. Cheers!

Every migrant looks for opportunities in foreign lands very few of them are good people..

And yes you're over hyping yourself which is the mentality of most igbos...

EggovinMma:
I need to question my father then .I hhave known an igbo mother who isn't lazy for years

You still haven't stopped this my father ish at your old age
I guess you're just waiting for one guy to impregnate you

Rapmoney:
In many places in Igboland, the python is regarded as a ‘sacred being’ which no one is expected to kill, harm or maltreat. It is an age-long observance because to most Igbo communities, Eke or python is seen as the symbol of the sea or river goddess. It protects and provides for the people, both in terms of wealth, fertility and long life. To the people, eke is a harmless ‘being’ and it is actually harmless to those who do not kill it. To them, eke symbolises peace, prosperity and abundance, especially in the waters.

At Umuohi, Okija, in Ihiala local government area of Anambra state, a man called Ukata Nnanna in an interview gave a clearer picture of why the eke has come to be regarded as being so sacred and in some places is worshipped as a goddess.

"The story of eke we have here is sacred and different. But before we go on, it is good to point out that the mystery surrounding eke is greater than most of us can actually understand. Our own case is quite peculiar. In the olden days, our people used to provide shelter for strangers. This was how the issue of eke became a symbol of respect and regards here in our village", Nnanna said, grinning and shaking his head repeatedly.

"There was one certain aged widow who was said to have been driven away by her husband people. She set out on a journey, a journey she did not know where it would take her. When she got to Umuohi, Okija, she stopped and begged our people to provide a place for her to rest her feet. She was by then too tired to continue on her way.

"Our people did not only give her a place to settle down, she was also asked to remain with us. Without knowing it, our people had given shelter and hope to a woman with plenty of mysterious powers. Before the woman died she made a lot of promises to our people. In the first place she asked that her house be built by the riverside. No one knew why she made that sort of request. But then at her death she decreed that no Umuohi woman should be maltreated by her husband people. And wherever she is married to, on the first night of her arrival, a python would appear to encourage and strengthen her. To date, this situation still exists; that once an Umuohi woman is being threatened at her husband’s place, a python appears, sometimes a very big one that would frighten people out of their wits. For this reason, a lot of people are sceptical about marrying an Umuohi woman.

"The woman did not even die. She turned into eke. She lives inside the Okpu stream or if you like river, which is along Owerri-Onitsha road, Anambra state. There you can see this big python and it comes out once the sun is out to suntan. This is what it does everyday. It is so huge that a lot of people are scared of it," Nnanna stressed. "But we the Umuohi people are not," he boasted.

The python which is called eke ogwugwu-mili therefore is said to be the mother of all the pythons that litter the length and breath of Igboland. Today, anyone who kills or maims eke either knowingly or unknowingly is compelled to buy all the necessary materials with which to bury it. These range from white cloth, to coffin, kola nuts, white chalk and so on. The coffin would be placed in a conspicuous place where passers-by are wont to pay condolences and show some sign of remorse. Where one fails to bury the eke in the traditional way, more stringent punishments will be placed on him and members of his family. Sometimes he would be ostracised or banished from the land depending on the circumstances of the death of the python. Some even have small pox sickness placed on them.

It is because of all these that eke does not bite the natives of Okija and other places where these observances are made. If eke bites one by error, all it does is to hiss, and then the bite will have no effect on the person. Even then, Christians also obey the law; they too do not kill eke. Why would anyone kill it when it does not harm him? Some people would often ask. Eke is a common sight in many places in Igboland where they are at liberty to crawl without let or hindrance. There is the eke Idemili (for Idemili, river). There is also eke Ogba which is supposed to be the king of all the pythons. That one lives inside huge forests and so has no contact with human civilization.

Each area gives the eke a name according to what it does for them and the deity it represents. For some, it is eke atamili’ or eke nkwo ocha, all in the name of what place it has in their communal lifestyle and existence. Today at Umuohi, Okija, eke still remains their symbol, some kind of rallying point. And you are not expected to treat their daughters with disdain and disrespect.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=26454

This one can swallow a man.

fabulousvera:
. look behind u and tell me again if u are not scared

Scared of what na, before the snake reach where I dey, old age for don kill am

n man go marry dem oo

NnamdiN:
I've not got any at home just one or two in my church and we're not lacking furniture but thanks for your recommendation. If ever we lack furniture, we'd convert some of the crucifix to furniture and even christ would understand it was logical. Just as running over a python with a car and tossing the damn thing into the bush for proper decay and soil enrichment is logical or shooting it straight at the head if I find it anywhere near my house/kids/livestock

If running over a harmless Creation of God is logical , then shooting dead the bas.tard who commits such a crime is logical too imho.

unfortunately, savagery is ingrained in some of us. Ive always maintained that humans r worse than any creature that has ever walked this planet.

NigAmbassador:
Such culture is found only in Amambra state. In my igbo community, we murder such evil creatures... #war_mood

God bless you

BabyDaddy20:
Sorry.
We don't practice such culture in Anambra state.

Na lie, you practice it

loomer:


Scared of what na, before the snake reach where I dey, old age for don kill am

shebi?

fabulousvera:
shebi?

Yes o, but that snake big sha

NnamdiN:
lol ladyfiona you're being biased o. I understand your love and enthusiasm for igbo/Anambra traditions and I respect that What part of Anambra do you come from that the osu ish has completely faded out? I'd find it very difficult to believe this. Not like I blame or condemn our ancestors. They acted according to their belief and reasoning at that time. But should we still recognize and pass most of these things down in 2015? How do these traditions help us in science? Technological advancements and breakthroughs? Medicine?
Instead of worrying about HIV cure, malaria and ebola vaccines, somebody is worried about a freaking python

And about being full blooded. So far all my bloodlines down to my parents have been Anambra people so I have as much claim as possible to that...Granted I haven't spent much time there, but I was born and bred in aba, went home occasionally, so it doesn't mean I'm blank about my history or traditions and I didn't cull them from the internet lol.

Please how does worshipping a dead jew on a stick help us in the 21st century in science medicine and technology?

Atleast worshipping this python saves the ecosystem and cultural wealth of a group of people.

GodMode:


You still haven't stopped this my father ish at your old age

I guess you're just waiting for one guy to impregnate you

Getting pregnant after marriage isn't a taboo in my place. .
A the reverse will send me packing out of papa house with koboko. My parents can never tolerate bas*tards

GodMode:


Every migrant looks for opportunities in foreign lands very few of them are good people..

And yes you're over hyping yourself which is the mentality of most igbos...

lol.
Never knew you were crossing the igbo/yoruba line with me.
Thought we were having a no tribal chit chat
Dude, let's talk about wine and sex please?

loomer:


Yes o, but that snake big sha

. them talk say the one in my village is bigger. but I haven't see it. it comes out only when its angry

fabulousvera:
. them talk say the one in my village is bigger. but I haven't see it. it comes out only when its angry

Only when hungry....

Who feeds it?

loomer:

Only when hungry....
Who feeds it?

angry I wrote.


as for feeding. I will ask questions

EggovinMma:


lol.
Never knew you were crossing the igbo/yoruba line with me.
Thought we were having a no tribal chit chat
Dude, let's talk about wine and sex please?

you can talk about wine and sex cos your "dad" has made your life easy

As a guy, I have to talk about money, cars, expensive sexy models and more money

PAGAN9JA:


If running over a harmless Creation of God is logical , then shooting dead the bas.tard who commits such a crime is logical too imho.

unfortunately, savagery is ingrained in some of us. Ive always maintained that humans r worse than any creature that has ever walked this planet.

don't take these things too seriously, you guys are in the minority...this was never about christianity vs paganism
I'm no bastard though, thanks.

Who will believe this rubbish? U can't even upload a better picture to back up ur claims. U and google sha.

Am frm umu dioka(MATERNAL HOME)..in umu Ohi OKIJA.....we dnt worship EKE(PYTHON) neither do we kill dem......but we do kill boars ..which is referred to as EKE WE OHIA ...AND other species of snake dat r poisonous..

fabulousvera:
angry I wrote.



as for feeding. I will ask questions

Oh sorry, maybe na me dey hungry.

loomer:

Oh sorry, maybe na me dey hungry.

. lol. maybe. go chop

loomer:

Oh sorry, maybe na me dey hungry.

. lol. maybe. go chop