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Abbi Tradition

Abbi is a community located in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State Nigeria. The people speak the Ukwuani language, they are Ukwuani speaking community with rich cultural heritage.

Origin Of Abbi

Abbi is a community under Ukwuani, Abbi belong to the Ukwuani ethics group they are one of the major cultural group in Delta State. The Abbi people believe that they migrate from older settlement in search for good land to farm and they settle there. Which most of them believe that they are from across the Niger. They speak the Ukwuani language, this language relate to the Igbo language.

Occupation

. Farmer

. Fishermen

. Traders

. Craftsman

Abbi has several quarter and family lineage that trace their ancestry to early settlers in Abbi

Tradition Leadership

The elders and the community leader (youth chairman) are the custodian of the laws, this people control the affair of the community in Abbi.

Tradition Leadership Helps In:

. Organizing festivals

. Maintaining peace

. Preserve custom

. Guiding marriage and cultural ceremonies

Food

.pounded yam

.Egusi soup

. Pepper soup

. Santana

Conclusion

Abbi has a unique cultural heritage which make them unique among the Ukwuani speaking language in Nigeria today because of their unique cultural heritage. They believe on their ancestral heritage of their forefathers worship the community with make unique.

Amai community

Amai is a community located in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State Nigeria. Amai this community is close to Ogume town there share common boundary with Ogume. The people of Amai speak Ukwuani as language. The language of people of Amai is Ukwuani. They are the Igboid speaking people of Delta state called the Ukwuani.

Origin Of Amai

Amai is community under Ukwuani, the people of Amai settle where they there today which most of believe that they are from across the Niger and that they migrate from there and settle where they today called Amai. In search of fertile land and safety eventually establishing in a place called Amai where they are living today.

Amai Tradition

i. Village groups with age group

ii. Family linages (kindred)

ii. A tradition leadership System headed by the of Amai kingdom, they also chief as subordinate to king and people of Amai kingdom.

Their Culture And Belief

i. Ancestral reverence

ii. Community Festival

ii. Masquerade display, the display of the tradition masquerade, the name of their masquerade is often called Mmanwu or Ekenekw.

This masquerade called Mmanwu play a unique role Amai town. this masquerade is use for the celebration of the festival during the festival period, people do come from afar to celebrate the festival this help to promote the Culture and the tradition of Amai people son’s and daughter’s of Amai love the festival period. They use the period to showcase Love for one another.

Amai New yam Festival Celebration

i. New yam Festival which is called (iri ji) which means the new yam Festival Celebration.

ii. Tradition Masquerade: dancing with the masquerade to entertain people of the community.

iii. Thanksgiving: giving thanks to their ancestors offer prayer for a better year to come. Performance some rite in the land for More fruitful harvest to come.

The Occupation Of Amai

i. Farming: their into yam, cassava, palm produce

ii.fishing: They fish also in river as their occupation for survival.

iii. Trade: most of them are trade they are into trading, small scale trader and large business owners

conclusion:

Amai has a unique culture and strong beliefs among themselves in Africa today which they believe on, they are very unique people with unique culture heritage from their forefathers.

Agbor-Alidima Tradition

Alidinma is a community located in Ika south local government area of Delta State Nigeria. The people of Alidinma speak Ika as language, they are Ika speaking people they are among the Agbor community

Occupation Of Alidinma

The major occupation Of Agbor-Alidinma people is farming, their main occupation is farming

Their Culture and beliefs

. Ancestors reverence

. Community festival

. Masquerade display tradition masquerade

The people of Agbor-Alidinma has a unique culture heritage which make them unique among other community which they believe on. They has their new yam Festival which more special to them these is one of the festival they celebrate most and like to celebrate in community with uniqueness.

Agbor-Alidima New Festival

The new yam Festival of Agbor-Alidinma is celebrate in Alidima community with the new yam. This festival is a big festival to the Alidinma people, which every Agbor Alidinma son’s and daughter’s will not like to miss the celebration of the new yam Festival.

The new yam Festival Celebration in Alidima. The elders of the land make a open prayers to God and their ancestors for a successful farming season. The new yam Festival symbolism the successful hard working of the people. After make prayers to God and their ancestors the new yam Festival being the start eating yam. Tradition music being dancing continue that is the celebration of Agbor Alidinma new yam Festival.

Their Food

. Pounded yam

. Egusi

. Santana

. Pepper soup

Leadership System

The elders of land and Obi of Agbor control the community leadership System. The most oldest man in the community is the head with the elders of community, community leader ( youth chairman) are the custodian of the law over there if any issues is above the community then the Obi of Agbor come in.

The Community Life Style

. Unity

. Hard work

. Respect

. Hospitality

. Support for family and neighbors

Conclusion

The Agbor-Alidinma has a unique cultural heritage, from their forefathers which make them unique among the Agbor community. They has a strong bounds, they believe on accentor foot step the tradition of their forefathers, spiritual protection, ancestral spirit and the culture.

Amai Tradition

Amai is a community located in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State in Nigeria. The people of Amai speak Ukwuani language, Amai has a rich cultural background heritage, the people of Amai has a strong cultural traditions. Their cultural heritage have been pass from one generation to another.

The Amai culture and traditions reflects to the beauty of Africa through their cultural heritage. They has a strong cultural heritage from their forefathers they believe on their ancestral spirit power

Language Of Amai

The people of Amai speak Ukwuani language, they speak Ukwuani language in Amai community. Amai is located in southern part of Nigeria in Delta State

Tradition leadership

Amai has a tradition leadership System is head by the king, elders of the land and the community chairman. The tradition rules is respect by the community because of the strong leadership System in Amai community. Amai Tradition leader are the custodian of laws they control the community affairs

Cultural Food

. Pounded yam

. Pepper soup

. Egusi soup

Farming culture

. Yam

. Cassava

. Vegetables farming

. Maize

. Palm produce

Amai Celebration

. New yam Festival

. Ikenge Festival

Activities During Feast

. Tradition dance.

. Masquerade display

. Drumming singing

. Eating yam dishes

.Cultural performance

. Tradition Attire

Religion And Tradition Belief

. Ancestors: They believe on their ancestors, of their forefathers practice

. Spiritual protection: In community most people believe spiritual protection that on need this protection for self defense

. Community Shrines: The community Shrines is been control by one which is the head then follow by the elders of the community. The head always give instruction to the people to follow.

. Tradition god’s: They has their tradition god’s in the community. Which they inherit from their forefathers from one generation to another.

Ogume Land And Their cultural Heritage

Ogume Cultural Heritage

Ogume is a community located in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State in southern part of Nigeria. The e Ogume people they speak Ukwuani language, they are the part of the Ukwuani ethics group. Which is connected to cultural group. They are among the Anioma group.

Ogume has a rich cultural heritage in Africa as a whole. They are well know among the Ukwuani speaking community.

Origin And Cultural Identity Of Ogume

The Ogume have cultural link with both the Igbo and benin civilization which helps to shaped the Ogume tradition.

Leadership System Of Ogume

The elders of land and community leader (youth chairman) are custodian of the law in Ogume community. The most oldest man is head of community which is called Opalaku in Ogume is the head there.

Festival And Cultural Celebration

The Ikenge Festival

This is one of the Ogume cultural Celebration in Ogume land it is celebrate in Ogume community in their tradition way it is connected with Ogume traditions, the Ikenge Festival is celebrate with the Ogume tradition music in Ogume community. During the Ikenge Festival Celebration they sing music beat drums and dance with masquerade.They display their Cultural heritage and performance rituals rite to their ancestors.

New yam Festival

. Tradition dance

. Native attire

. Drumming and music

. Pounded yam and local

. Palm wine sharing

. Family gathering

. Cultural display

Ogume use this festival season to promote unity and peace in community this time is been appreciate by the farmers thanks God for blessings of the season.

Ogume Spirit Believe

. Spiritual Power

Ancestor .

. Sacred shrines

. Spiritual protection

. Tradition rite and rituals

Ogume tradition Occupation.

. Yam

. Cassava

. Plantain

. Fishing

Ogume culture

Brief History About Ogume culture

Ogume is a community in Ukwuani land, it is located in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State in southern part of Nigeria. The people of Ogume speak Ukwani language, they has their own rich cultural heritage in Africa today with strong beliefs.

The Language of Ogume

Ogume people language is Ukwuani they speak the Ukwuani language, Which is the part of the Igboid language group in Nigeria today.

Traditional Rules

The Ogume tradition rules are the elders of Ogume land and the community leader (Community chairman), The oldest man in Ogume community is always their head in all Ogume community. The elders and community leader called (Community chairman or youth chairman), are custodian of the law in Ogume community.

Ogume Religion

Ogume people practice the Africa religion before Christianity come in which they believe and most of them are still practicing today in Ogume land. But some of people are christian in Ogume land, but Africa religion as not rule out they still respect the Africa religion.

Their Believe

Their believe as follows

. Spiritual protection

. Sacred lands and shrines

. Traditional medicine and headers

The Ogume festival

.Tradition dances

. Masquerade performance

. Drumming and music

. Native attire

. Food and palm wine

Ogume New Yam Festival Celebration

The Ogume people celebration of new yam Festival started with giving thanks to God, and their ancestors for a successful farming season by elders the oldest man there lead the prayers by giving thanks to God and their ancestors after that he eat the yam with elders others follows that is the opening of the new yam celebration in Ogume land. The new yam Festival is a symbol of hard work and prosperity and it is highly respected in Ogume land.

The Life Culture

Ogume Culture Life Such As:

. Unity

. Respect

. Hard work

. Hospitality

. Support for family and neighbors

Ogume Tradition Marriage

Ogume traditional marriage is rite of all Ogume daughters in Ogume land. Which must take place in the house of the father of the girl or family home the father stand for is daughter if the father is no more any member from the family can represent the father on behalf of the father.

. Family introduction

. Payment of bride Price

. Blessings from the parents and elders

. Traditional music, dancing, and feasting celebration.

Conclusion:

Ogume community has unique cultural background heritage transfer from forefathers from one generation to another which make Ogume culture unique and strong with bound today.

Calabar Tradition

Calabar is a language in cross river State, this people speak the Efik language they are located in the south south part of Nigeria. Their cultural background is very rich.

calabar people are the people with the most rich culture in Nigeria not just among the Africa continent. Their Tradition is very unique this make their tradition among the best with good cultural heritage.

. This make their tradition and culture colourful today their tradition and culture is very beautiful this attracted stranger to come to calabar for terrorism and normal holidays visit in calabar.

Calabar carnival is one of the best carnival carnival in Africa today. During this carnival celebration they do celebrate with their masquerade costume in this period and is very interested to the people and outsiders. Calabar has a rich cultural heritage to talk about in their place

Historical importance

calabar played a major role during the transatlantic slave trading during the time of slave trade and later become one of the first place in Nigeria to receive European missionaries.

Calabar main language

calabar speak Efik, Efik is their main language widely and used in tradition rites and communication.

Calabar Food Culture

1. Afang soup
2. Edikang Ikong
3. Sea food dishes (fish periwinkle crayfish

Calabar Dressing Style

They use tradition attire

. Me: The men use wrapping, shirt and walking stick

. Women: The woman use long wrappers blouse and coral beads

Calabar has a unique culture and traditions which is different and unique from other people culture and traditions with make their tradition special to them.

What Ogume Is know For

Ogume is know for farming

farming is the major Occupation of Ogume people, they are hard working people with uniqueness.

Ogume Culture

Ogume has a unique culture their culture is as follows:

i. Age group: This age group help individual to know their ages range and where they belong to. In time for celebration every age group gathering together to celebrate as a group this age group share common interests to together.

ii. Family group: Every family in the community to come to for meeting, and share ideas for the benefits of the family and the unity, to promote family unity, and the oldest man in the family is head of the family group.

iii.Tradition leader: Tradition leader this are spirit leader in village which walk with the spiritual welfare of the community. They are the one who involve in anything concern the spirituality of the village. And they person who is always on the front to lead the other he doesn’t matter the age what matters is your level of spirituality.

iv. Community leader: community head (community chairman) this lead of youth leader that control the youth in the community they are the middle man between elders and the youth in the community. They help to speak for the community in time of development of the community. They control the affair of the community.

,V. The king : is the supreme leader of the community above all the people in the community that all have the final say in the community and he is lead this throne is herit from father to son’s.

Ogume have a rich cultural heritage with good ancestral lineage, Ogume people are hardworking people among all the Ukwuani speaking community today because of their hard work this make then unique in Ukwuani land.

Africa Tradition

Africa has a rich cultural heritage, tradition, custom and beliefs. Africa as continent have a strong cultural heritage, Africa believe on spiritual, from one generation to another, Africa are hard working people with unity and understanding. In Africa community before the colonialism of White men Africa has been exposed to culture and traditions, art work, building of home and settlement.

Africa Common Interest And Common Value

. Strong family system

. Respect for elders

. Community unity

. Spiritual beliefs

Strong family system: Africa community have strong family system which make them united together

Respect for elders: Africa children have respect for elders, Every Africa children must respect their Elders this is compulsory for all the Africa children this is a sign of children well train as the culture of Africa, respect is thing every children must do.

3. Community unity: Africa community are united, this help to promote and strengthen the Africa community, the unity of bring of the Africa community together is terms culture heritage, age group and dance group. The age group do things together like going to farm. If you go one person farm today tomorrow his for another person until every turn person turn is completely rotated finish.

. Spiritual beliefs: Africa community belief on spiritual power, Ancestral spirit from father to son from one generation to another. The belief of the Africa community must not be rule out by any one each Africa community has their own family god’s, family shrine which they use to protect their family race. No family with family shrine or family god’s which they all beliefs.

Civilization Of Africa

Early Africa societies have been civilized before the white men colonialism. Africa continent has their own way of doing their thing.

Their work

.Farming and Food production

. crafting tool and artwork

. Building home and settlement

. Trading and local economies

Africa As Contient

Africa community is a land full with vast and diverse culture, tradition, Custom and beliefs

Each Africa community has their unique ways of life. they are into craftsmanship Africa has been long time Skinful from ancient times ago.