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Fash20:
there are always reasons behind every civilized law in this modern world so, when you are told not to smoke there are reasons behind it unlike the the tradition law we have here in Africa.

Its true that some of this superstitions have some truth in them but the fact is that these superstitions are old fashion law and when you do things that are against them none of those consequences above will actually come to past. how do you expect me to take such laws serious? We are no more in the dark ages bro we are in the 21th century.

Weda old or new, allow the people still practicing to abolish it themselves, even in the so called civilized countries still practice some of them, go to the Arabs,italians,indians,chinese,span, japanese, and so many of them, they have them and still practice many of them. So, why not allow africans to do their thing.

chigoizie7:
Weda old or new, allow the people still practicing to abolish it themselves, even in the so called civilized countries still practice some of them, go to the Arabs,italians,indians,chinese,span, japanese, and so many of them, they have them and still practice many of them. So, why not allow africans to do their thing.

OK. I think you might like to practice
1. Living on trees
2. Wearing leaves
3. Riding on donkey
4. Drinking water from the stream
5. Human sacrifices when there is drought
6. ETC

DrownedFish:
I've been reminiscing spending my early years with my granny in the village then and how I got to learn some of our customs and traditions. The customs might sound weird today but it went a long way to hold our community together and foster unity and progress. The westernisation of our culture and traditions has led some of us to do away with some of our customs or traditions which we deem inimical to our Progress and develeopment.
Some things are not allowed or frowned at in Igboland though it depends on the part of Igboland. I will use my village which is in Anambra state as a case study.

1. Its a taboo for a woman to pick or pluck Kolanut from its tree. The Men always love feeling superior and the Kolanut or Oji is a sacred crop in Igboland.

2. Its a taboo for a woman to break Kolanut in the prresence of a titled man. Men will always be men

3. Its against our custom to cook or pound in the night. This custom was made to encourage women to cook early and avoid late gossip. The village masquerade might come and take a goat just for breaking this law.

4. Its against our tradition for a child to cry in the night. The spirits are around then.

5. Its a big taboo to kill the EKE (python) in our place. You might die of swollen and potruding stomach if you don't do the neccassary cleansing.

6. There is this forest we fetch firewood called *Agbor* you are not allowed to fart, spit, poo, urinate, speak ill of the dead, whistle, mutter about something smelling. If you do any then be prepared for *akwukwo nju* to touch you. You will be walking aimlessly inside that forest.

7. Its againts our custom to leave heap of dirt around after sweeping your surrounding, its better you don't sweep at all. If you break it then prepare for soilder ant to come for war.

8. Its a taboo to dance close to our masquerade if you are not initiated into it and its a bigger taboo to be around when *Oji onu* comes out in the night.

9. Its a taboo for women to climb Palm tree, this was done to protect the female folks from the dangers of climbing and remember women are not allowed to wear trouser or shorts which ll make climbing impossible.

10. Its a taboo for a woman to commit adultery, it leads to instant madness but I think the menfolk are not bound by this. ( SMH for the African Woman)

11. We still reverence our deities and if you are summoned for an offence you are bound to appear for its settlemnt even if you are the Pope because the laws of the land still reign supreme and it protects the less priviledge.

Feel free to add yours let's see other taboos that are forbidden in your village.


Ndi igbo Mma mma

Write down the community that observes each taboo.

LordMecuzy:
U for no dey use Internet na?

I've warned you to stop parading on igbo threads claiming you are from Imo state when Rose2014 have bursted you to be from Benue state. Stop being an impostor Foool

DrownedFish:
I've warned you to stop parading on igbo threads claiming you are from Imo state when Rose2014 have bursted you to be from Benue state. Stop being an impostor Foool

Lol busted fire.. All igbos are staying in Southeast abi? mtscheeeew

DrownedFish:
I've been reminiscing spending my early years with my granny in the village then and how I got to learn some of our customs and traditions. The customs might sound weird today but it went a long way to hold our community together and foster unity and progress. The westernisation of our culture and traditions has led some of us to do away with some of our customs or traditions which we deem inimical to our Progress and develeopment.
Some things are not allowed or frowned at in Igboland though it depends on the part of Igboland. I will use my village which is in Anambra state as a case study.

1. Its a taboo for a woman to pick or pluck Kolanut from its tree. The Men always love feeling superior and the Kolanut or Oji is a sacred crop in Igboland.

2. Its a taboo for a woman to break Kolanut in the prresence of a titled man. Men will always be men

3. Its against our custom to cook or pound in the night. This custom was made to encourage women to cook early and avoid late gossip. The village masquerade might come and take a goat just for breaking this law.

4. Its against our tradition for a child to cry in the night. The spirits are around then.

5. Its a big taboo to kill the EKE (python) in our place. You might die of swollen and potruding stomach if you don't do the neccassary cleansing.

6. There is this forest we fetch firewood called *Agbor* you are not allowed to fart, spit, poo, urinate, speak ill of the dead, whistle, mutter about something smelling. If you do any then be prepared for *akwukwo nju* to touch you. You will be walking aimlessly inside that forest.

7. Its againts our custom to leave heap of dirt around after sweeping your surrounding, its better you don't sweep at all. If you break it then prepare for soilder ant to come for war.

8. Its a taboo to dance close to our masquerade if you are not initiated into it and its a bigger taboo to be around when *Oji onu* comes out in the night.

9. Its a taboo for women to climb Palm tree, this was done to protect the female folks from the dangers of climbing and remember women are not allowed to wear trouser or shorts which ll make climbing impossible.

10. Its a taboo for a woman to commit adultery, it leads to instant madness but I think the menfolk are not bound by this. ( SMH for the African Woman)

11. We still reverence our deities and if you are summoned for an offence you are bound to appear for its settlemnt even if you are the Pope because the laws of the land still reign supreme and it protects the less priviledge.

Feel free to add yours let's see other taboos that are forbidden in your village.


Ndi igbo Mma mma

It is taboo to sweep at night

LordMecuzy:
Lol busted fire.. All igbos are staying in Southeast abi? mtscheeeew

Rose2014 can you kindly show this impostor evidence of his origin. Anumanu a na gba nne ya that is claiming Imo state. Lemme finish him with igbo first. Lordmecuzy, o da chi ga eme gi maka asi iji umuigo na asi. Nne gi ga kwa uchu maka na ebelebe ga eme ya

DrownedFish:
Rose2014 can you kindly show this impostor evidence of his origin. Anumanu a na gba nne ya that is claiming Imo state. Lemme finish him with igbo first. Lordmecuzy, o da chi ga eme gi maka asi iji umuigo na asi. Nne gi ga kwa uchu maka na ebelebe ga eme ya

Show freely not my biz I didn't create my account and started claiming Igbo in 2015.. lol bras later make I go hustle daily bread

LordMecuzy:
Show freely not my biz I didn't create my account and started claiming Igbo in 2015.. lol bras later make I go hustle daily bread

before you go lemme dish u another one from *our* beloved language.

o nweghi ife ga diri gi mma ta maka na I na ekwu okwu asi.


Ofor na Ogu gara anyi ogu ta maka na I bu saboteur. I ga enwe ezigbo odachi ga mmemina biz gi ta.


Onye okwu asi bu onye mmeghe so mmeghe gi ga eme gi ka I da nyere ndi otu ojoo ta

DrownedFish:
I've been reminiscing spending my early years with my granny in the village then and how I got to learn some of our customs and traditions. The customs might sound weird today but it went a long way to hold our community together and foster unity and progress. The westernisation of our culture and traditions has led some of us to do away with some of our customs or traditions which we deem inimical to our Progress and develeopment.
Some things are not allowed or frowned at in Igboland though it depends on the part of Igboland. I will use my village which is in Anambra state as a case study.

1. Its a taboo for a woman to pick or pluck Kolanut from its tree. The Men always love feeling superior and the Kolanut or Oji is a sacred crop in Igboland.

2. Its a taboo for a woman to break Kolanut in the prresence of a titled man. Men will always be men

3. Its against our custom to cook or pound in the night. This custom was made to encourage women to cook early and avoid late gossip. The village masquerade might come and take a goat just for breaking this law.

4. Its against our tradition for a child to cry in the night. The spirits are around then.

5. Its a big taboo to kill the EKE (python) in our place. You might die of swollen and potruding stomach if you don't do the neccassary cleansing.

6. There is this forest we fetch firewood called *Agbor* you are not allowed to fart, spit, poo, urinate, speak ill of the dead, whistle, mutter about something smelling. If you do any then be prepared for *akwukwo nju* to touch you. You will be walking aimlessly inside that forest.

7. Its againts our custom to leave heap of dirt around after sweeping your surrounding, its better you don't sweep at all. If you break it then prepare for soilder ant to come for war.

8. Its a taboo to dance close to our masquerade if you are not initiated into it and its a bigger taboo to be around when *Oji onu* comes out in the night.

9. Its a taboo for women to climb Palm tree, this was done to protect the female folks from the dangers of climbing and remember women are not allowed to wear trouser or shorts which ll make climbing impossible.

10. Its a taboo for a woman to commit adultery, it leads to instant madness but I think the menfolk are not bound by this. ( SMH for the African Woman)

11. We still reverence our deities and if you are summoned for an offence you are bound to appear for its settlemnt even if you are the Pope because the laws of the land still reign supreme and it protects the less priviledge.

Feel free to add yours let's see other taboos that are forbidden in your village.


Ndi igbo Mma mma

are u from idemili.?

In my place, we don't own or kill, eat dogs even though nowadays people own dogs

Fash20:
OK. I think you might like to practice
1. Living on trees
2. Wearing leaves
3. Riding on donkey
4. Drinking water from the stream
5. Human sacrifices when there is drought
6. ETC

living on trees on what Grounds? What superstitious belief is guiding living on trees? I guess u didn't read well, like I said, "once people such belief is guiding accepts it" who the fvck are u to Say otherwise? Wearing of leaves is a personal decision,no one forced u, u also forgot to mention going naked on the streets those days, we all know that, that Same going naked is the latest fashion in town. Some people still ride on donkeys in the modern day and they are not complaining. Some people also still drink water from the stream, they are not complaining, there is no superstitious belief guiding all those things u mentioned except human sacrifices, which the people has abolished, they all cam together and decided that such act is not good,thus abolishing it. So, if the people believe that such things mentioned by OP is no longer ok by them,they will abolish it the same way they abolished human sacrifices,until then, u have no moral rights to tell anyone or group of people what they should do.

chuna1985:
Write down the community that observes each taboo.

Number 5 is practiced in my Area,Idemili North and south Anambra state. We don't kill snakes(eke) and it does not harm anyone,no matter what happens, it just crawls jejely,if it mistakenly bite u,ee go his, and nothing will happen to u. awka don't kill monkeys and they don't eat it too.

chigoizie7:
living on trees on what Grounds? What superstitious belief is guiding living on trees? I guess u didn't read well, like I said, "once people such belief is guiding accepts it" who the fvck are u to Say otherwise? Wearing of leaves is a personal decision,no one forced u, u also forgot to mention going naked on the streets those days, we all know that, that Same going naked is the latest fashion in town. Some people still ride on donkeys in the modern day and they are not complaining. Some people also still drink water from the stream, they are not complaining, there is no superstitious belief guiding all those things u mentioned except human sacrifices, which the people has abolished, they all cam together and decided that such act is not good,thus abolishing it. So, if the people believe that such things mentioned by OP is no longer ok by them,they will abolish it the same way they abolished human sacrifices,until then, u have no moral rights to tell anyone or group of people what they should do.

I'm not saying you should not practice your culture what I'm trying to say is you do not need to be as dumb as those who existed like 200yrs ago. You are in the 21th century you are wiser some of these superstitions are nonsense scrap them!

Fash20:
I'm not saying you should not practice your culture what I'm trying to say is you do not need to be as dumb as those who existed like 200yrs ago. You are in the 21th century you are wiser some of these superstitions are nonsense scrap them!

stop being blind.


Lalasticlala, how many times will I ask you to move this to fp