*1. NSO NWANYI*

In Igboland women live apart from their husbands
and neither cook for them or enter their husband's
quarters when they are in their period. They are
seen as unclean. Even up till today such practice
is still applicable in some parts of Igboland
especially by the traditionalists. Before a woman
can enter the palace of Obi of Onitsha, she will be
asked if she is in her period, if yes, she will be
asked to stay out.
*Leviticus 15: 19-20*
When a woman has her monthly period, she
remains unclean, anyone who touches her or
anything she has sat on becomes unclean.

*2. ANA OBI*
An Igbo man's ancestral heritage, called “Ana Obi”
is not sellable, elders will not permit this. If this is
somehow done due to the influence of the West the
person is considered a fool and is ostracized by
the community.
*1 king 21:3*
I inherited this vineyard from my ancestors, and
the Lord forbid that I should sell it, said Naboth.

*3. IKUCHI NWANYI*
Igbos have practiced the taking of a late brother's
wife into marriage after she had been widowed
until the white men came. Now it is rarely done but
except in very rural villages.
*Deuteronomy 25:5*
A widow of a dead man is not to be married
outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's
brother to marry her.

*4. IGBA ODIBO*
In Igboland, there is a unique form of
apprenticeship in which either a male family
member or a community member will spend six(6)
years (usually in their teens to their adulthood)
working for another family. And on the seventh
year, the head of the host household, who is
usually the older man who brought the apprentice
into his household, will establish (Igbo: idu) the
apprentice
by either setting up a business for him or giving
money or tools by which to make a living.
*Exodus 21:2*
If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve you for
six years. In the seventh year he is to be set free
without having to pay you anything.

*5. IRI JI OFUO*
In Igboland , the yam is very important as it is
their staple crop. There are celebrations such as
the New yam festival (Igbo: Iri Ji) which are held
for the harvesting of the yam. New Yam festival
(Igbo: Iri ji) is celebrated annually to secure a
good harvest of the staple crop. In the olden days
it is an abomination for one to eat a new harvest
before the festival. It's a tradition that you give the
gods of the land first as a thanksgiving.
*Deuteronomy 16:9*
Count 7 weeks from the time that you begin to
harvest the crops, and celebrate the harvest festival
to honor the lord your God, by bringing him a
freewill offering in proportion to the blessing he
has given you. Celebrate in the Lord's presence
together with your children, servants, foreigners.
Be sure that you obey my command, said the
Lord.

*6. IBE UGWU*
In Igboland it's a tradition that the male children
are circumcised on the 8th day. This tradition is
still practiced till date.
*Leviticus 12:3*
On the eighth day, the child shall be circumcised.

*7. OMUGWO*
In Igboland, there is a practice known as "ile
omugwo ". After a woman has given birth to a
child, a very close and experienced relative of hers,
in most cases her mother is required by tradition
to come spend time with her and her husband.
During which she is to do all the work of the wife,
while the new mom's only assignment to the baby
will be to breastfeed. This goes on for a month or
more. In the Igbo old tradition, at this time, the new
mom lives apart from her husband, would not cook
or enter his quarters.
*Leviticus 12:1-4*
For seven days after a woman gives birth, she is
ritually unclean as she is during her monthly
period. It will be 33 days until she is ritually clean
from the loss of blood; she is not to touch
anything that is holy.

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In Igboland women live apart from their husbands
and neither cook for them or enter their husband's
quarters when they are in their period. They are
seen as unclean. Even up till today such practice
is still applicable in some parts of Igboland
especially by the traditionalists. Before a woman
can enter the palace of Obi of Onitsha, she will be
asked if she is in her period, if yes, she will be
asked to stay out.
*Leviticus 15: 19-20*
When a woman has her monthly period, she
remains unclean, anyone who touches her or
anything she has sat on becomes unclean.

*2. ANA OBI*
An Igbo man's ancestral heritage, called “Ana Obi”
is not sellable, elders will not permit this. If this is
somehow done due to the influence of the West the
person is considered a fool and is ostracized by
the community.
*1 king 21:3*
I inherited this vineyard from my ancestors, and
the Lord forbid that I should sell it, said Naboth.

*3. IKUCHI NWANYI*
Igbos have practiced the taking of a late brother's
wife into marriage after she had been widowed
until the white men came. Now it is rarely done but
except in very rural villages.
*Deuteronomy 25:5*
A widow of a dead man is not to be married
outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's
brother to marry her.

*4. IGBA ODIBO*
In Igboland, there is a unique form of
apprenticeship in which either a male family
member or a community member will spend six(6)
years (usually in their teens to their adulthood)
working for another family. And on the seventh
year, the head of the host household, who is
usually the older man who brought the apprentice
into his household, will establish (Igbo: idu) the
apprentice
by either setting up a business for him or giving
money or tools by which to make a living.
*Exodus 21:2*
If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve you for
six years. In the seventh year he is to be set free
without having to pay you anything.

*5. IRI JI OFUO*
In Igboland , the yam is very important as it is
their staple crop. There are celebrations such as
the New yam festival (Igbo: Iri Ji) which are held
for the harvesting of the yam. New Yam festival
(Igbo: Iri ji) is celebrated annually to secure a
good harvest of the staple crop. In the olden days
it is an abomination for one to eat a new harvest
before the festival. It's a tradition that you give the
gods of the land first as a thanksgiving.
*Deuteronomy 16:9*
Count 7 weeks from the time that you begin to
harvest the crops, and celebrate the harvest festival
to honor the lord your God, by bringing him a
freewill offering in proportion to the blessing he
has given you. Celebrate in the Lord's presence
together with your children, servants, foreigners.
Be sure that you obey my command, said the
Lord.

*6. IBE UGWU*
In Igboland it's a tradition that the male children
are circumcised on the 8th day. This tradition is
still practiced till date.
*Leviticus 12:3*
On the eighth day, the child shall be circumcised.

*7. OMUGWO*
In Igboland, there is a practice known as "ile
omugwo ". After a woman has given birth to a
child, a very close and experienced relative of hers,
in most cases her mother is required by tradition
to come spend time with her and her husband.
During which she is to do all the work of the wife,
while the new mom's only assignment to the baby
will be to breastfeed. This goes on for a month or
more. In the Igbo old tradition, at this time, the new
mom lives apart from her husband, would not cook
or enter his quarters.
*Leviticus 12:1-4*
For seven days after a woman gives birth, she is
ritually unclean as she is during her monthly
period. It will be 33 days until she is ritually clean
from the loss of blood; she is not to touch
anything that is holy.




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