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| Love In Igbo Culture by AndreUweh(m): 1:56am On May 22, 2011 |
It seems love means entirely something different in Igbo culture. In Igbo culture, Love means ihu na anya (to see through the eyes). As the meaning suggest, you rarely find in Igbo cultures of people kissing one another on the streets, in the trains, in the park etc. What we watched in Romeo and Julient is almost non existent in Igbo culture. |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by AndreUweh(m): 2:02am On May 22, 2011 |
An example of love but not in Igbo culture.
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| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by africhika(f): 2:53am On May 23, 2011 |
"to see through the eyes" ?  this is too deep. explain please |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by AndreUweh(m): 8:40pm On May 23, 2011 |
^^^ Mostly involving reproduction. Closeness and being there for one another and family. Minus romatic moves you see in the fields, parks, buses and trains in Western world. |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by xxKie: 9:59pm On May 24, 2011 |
Interesting xD __________________________________________ [img]http://s05.flagcounter.com/count/1Jx/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://2.s05.flagcounter.com/count/1Jx/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://s03.flagcounter.com/count/fIJJ/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://2.s03.flagcounter.com/count/fIJJ/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://s06.flagcounter.com/count/3UQ/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://2.s06.flagcounter.com/count/3UQ/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://s04.flagcounter.com/count/ySS/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img][img]http://2.s04.flagcounter.com/count/ySS/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0/flags=0/[/img] [img]http://s04.flagcounter.com/map/ySS/size=s/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/pageviews=0/viewers=3/[/img][img]http://s05.flagcounter.com/map/1Jx/size=s/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/pageviews=0/viewers=3/[/img]  |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by ifyalways(f): 9:07am On May 25, 2011 |
You know I talked abt this last week with a friend. Ihu na anya. To See clearly with the eyes. If I'm right,in the olden days one thinks of courtship and marriage with the "eyes" only and infact whatever one"sees" after many investigations could make or mar an alter bound courtship.here goes: Parents search for spouses for their kids. They observe and watch the person for years(some start from birth) For females:ur waist is considered(the broader the better),ur dance steps,the way u balance ur water pot,ur cooking,ur height,cleaning abilities etc. For males:ur farm harvest(cocoyam,cassava,yam sizes),the size of game u bring home,palm wine tapping and general climbing strenght,height,strenght etc. Both parties are also watched and investigated for gene-related diseases,generational curse etc.Marriage wud only take place when the almighty "eyes" of both families,relatives and communities concerned have done enough roving and come out satisfied hence the proverb "anya na ebu onu uzo eri" . . . |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by AndreUweh(m): 9:00pm On May 25, 2011 |
In traditional Igbo societies, ladies are delighted (love) in men who are good wrestlers, good hunters, good farmers, war-winners and good medicine men. This is an addition to what Ify wrote earlier. |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by AndreUweh(m): 11:08am On May 28, 2011 |
The family is a very important aspect of love in Igbo culture. As a consequence, when you love an Igbo man or woman, the family automatically is considered. It is not surprising that when one pays a dowry, the dowry is for the family, extended family and kindred of the bride. |
| Re: Love In Igbo Culture by africhika(f): 8:58pm On May 29, 2011 |
ifyalways on: 25 May 2011, 04:07:51:thanks for this thorough explanation |
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