Ogume custom and belief

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Ogume is community in Ukwuani, and they speak the Ukwuani language as their dialect. They are hard working people with good ancestral trace they all believes in their custom and traditions of their land.

Ogume has a unique culture heritage in Nigeria as a whole, Ogume has a rich cultural heritage which make ogume community unquie, their tradition and culture is been preserve, their culture is their pride. The pride of Ogume people is their unique cultural heritage with keep bonds to together as one family.

Ogume community has a rich cultural background, and Ogume children’s believe on their spiritual awakening, ancestors power of their ancestors. Their forefathers worship is what most of them believe today even some adopt christian but still believe on the Way their forefathers practice, other condem the act of forefathers practice.

Ogume Masquerade

Ogume Masquerade display the performance of cultural identity, that this what they inherit from their forefathers, during these period all the Ogume children’s are united. This help to showcase their rich culture, traditions, and beliefs in Ogume land, they believe in spirit of ancestors, that ancestors power do exist for a better life. Through the process of display of their masquerade.

Ogume Masquerade Celebration

. Masquerade dancing

The masquerade display their display culture and traditions of Ogume is the group of dancing.

. Tradition music and drumming

Where they display they use their tradition music and drumming, play music by group of by sing to the masquerade while others beats the drums for then to dance. The masquerade always the music to display their Cultural heritage in Ogume community.

Ogume Dress

.They dress in their own native attire, in colourful native attire of the community full attire, tire one wrapper on their waist, one bon their chest to cover their breast for women and beads on their neck, while man full shirt and tire wrapper of their waist beads on neck cap on their head independent of your age group (not everyone dress thesame dressings)

Ogume Food

Their main food is pepper soup and pounded yam, Sometimes with Santana AkA Apo Called Apo in their native language. During this celebration food and drinks are share among family members and visitors in Ogume land.

The people of Ogume belong to Ukwuani ethics group and they speak Ukwuani language.

The Occupation Of Ogume

. Farming: They are into yam, cassava, plantation and peppers farming

.Fishing: They fish also because of river around them they are around with water

. Trading: Some of them are trade they do buy and sell to make profit for economy purpose.

Conclusion

The Ogume people are proud of their Cultural heritage, tradition, custom and belief. They are unique people with unique culture. They are hardworking people this is what bound Ogume together as one family.

What Make Ogume People Unique

Ogume is unique because of their cultural heritage, custom life style, custom, tradition and background.

Ogume is located in south south part of Nigeria in Delta State in Ukwani. Ogume is a dialect in Ukwani, in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State

  1. The unique dialect of Ogume

In Ogume they speak Ukwani language as their dialect in Ogume town

2. Easily to recognize

People easily recognize them when never they speak Ukwani language although similar to Igbo which make people think they are all because of language, but with clear different.

3. Marker

Some of them have tribal marker to differentiate themselves.

I. Different cultural background

ii. Social life style

3. Strong tradition system Ogume still respect their tradition system

i. Age grade system

ii.Elders and chiefs

iii.Traditional leadership and custom

4. Community Unity

Ogume are united, they are very united and love one another what happened to one happened to another these make Ogume united.

5. Spiritual Oral history

The rich history of Ogume, let talk about food, custom, tradition and the belief of Ogume people.

7. Colorful festival and traditions

i. Masquerade display

ii.Cultural attire and rituals

iii. Tradition music for entertainment to showcase their cultural, and Festival which make it colourful.

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