ecosanders: How is a dead body suppose 2 rest in peace wen it is buried siting upright? @Berem, am keeping ma dowry. Mio se mo!

berem: Of course it should be retained. My grandfather was an Nze n'Ozo and a Pagan during his lifetime. When he was about to die, he repented and became a Christian at the dying minute. He was given holy communion few hours to his death. So you see, our culture should be retained but Christianity comes first.

Abagworo:

Guess he was an Nze n'Ozo then. Don't you think this rich culture should be retained whether we are Christians or not?

berem: Let him loose the traditional rights then! Of what use is a dead man with traditional title? Achebe should be buried in a Christian way. The traditionalists can go ahead with their own burial rites without the corpse.

safarigirl: If he was a titled man, then I assume the traditionalists have a higher hand. Do you know the rites that went into giving him that title? There may have been some diabolical machinations involved.

If Achebe took a title, he should have known how the bburial rites are for titled people and informed his family. This is Africa, tarditions were here before the coming of Christianity, they will not change now.

The wife must have followed him to get the title,now that repecussions have come , she remembers she's a christian.

Abeg make him village people bury the guy, if say him papa no carry am go church, dem for claim am?

Afam4eva: Our people have to find a way to reconcile Christianity and Omenala. The white man has brought untold confusion on us as a people.

Afam4eva: Our people have to find a way to reconcile Christianity and Omenala. The white man has brought untold confusion on us as a people.

ILIDEFI:


Very disappointing post by u, Afam. Incase u'r not aware, Christianity is not a confusion, but rather d best tin dat ever hapnd to Igbo land and Nigeria as a whole. Our true civilization centres around Christianity, without which we wud'v still been living like apes in dis century.

Abbey2sam:

Which kind early morning gbagaun be this?

How big is his stature nah?


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berem: ha ha ha! The same way my paternal grandfather was buried in 1993 sitting in an upright position on his throne.

S@NNiE:
Ezedum said Achebe's wife could feel free to come home without fear that she will be made to undergo traditional widowhood rites.

"I have told my uncle's wife that I am around, nobody will do anything," the head of the Umu Ada said.

She, however, said other traditional rites like searching for Achebe and taking care of his body by the women would be performed.

She said the Anglican Church in the Niger Diocese had long abolished the widowhood rites because they were repugnant to good conscience.

Such practices include making the widow to shave her head, drink the water used to bathe her husband's corpse, sit on the floor and sleep in the same room with the corpse.

"She will not even wear any mourning clothe black or white. The Anglican Church doesn't want that anymore," Ezedum said.

If we examine the comments of two widows, this would appear to be the only reason.

A 75 year old widow recounts her experience when she lost her husband in 1978;I was ordered home from Lagos to explain the cause of his death. After I had narrated everything to them (in-laws), they asked for his pass book (bank savings book) and other valuable items which I gave over to them"

A second informant, a 35 year old widow and mother of 4, noted;Our entire property was confiscated. A lorry was sent from home to come and pack all the merchandise in his supermarket. All his electronic items were also packed away. For the past year the house has been like a battle ground between me and them[.

Esther Nzewi has noted that in certain zones of Imo State;the widows ordeal begin immediately the death of her husband is announced. The in-laws demand a list of the man's property, holdings, investments, bank accounts etc. She is further required to take an oath as a proof that she has not concealed any relevant information on her husband's wealth"

Dudu_Negro: WIDOWHOOD RITUALS IN IGBOLAND

If we examine the comments of two widows, this
would appear to be the only reason.
A 75 year old widow recounts her experience
when she lost her husband in 1978;I was ordered
home from Lagos to explain the cause of his
death. After I had narrated everything to them
(in-laws), they asked for his pass book (bank
savings book) and other valuable items which I
gave over to them"
A second informant, a 35 year old widow and
mother of 4, noted;Our entire property was
confiscated. A lorry was sent from home to come
and pack all the merchandise in his supermarket.
All his electronic items were also packed away.
For the past year the house has been like a battle
ground between me and them[.
Esther Nzewi has noted that in certain zones of
Imo State;the widows ordeal begin immediately
the death of her husband is announced. The in-
laws demand a list of the man's property,
holdings, investments, bank accounts etc. She is
further required to take an oath as a proof that
she has not concealed any relevant information on
her husband's wealth"



Read more....

http://www.ub.uib.no/elpub/1996/h/506001/korieh/chima-Chapter-2.html

Dudu_Negro: WIDOWHOOD RITUALS IN IGBOLAND




Read more....

http://www.ub.uib.no/elpub/1996/h/506001/korieh/chima-Chapter-2.html

Hilaskee: I thought those widowhood rites of drinking water from the the bath of the corpse and sleeping in the same room with the dead body...are only performed to widows suspected to have a hand in the death of her husband?