Biafra Culture & Tradition

                             BIAFRA Culture and TRADITION

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Chimamanda Adichie
"The first step to being respected is to look and dress respectable."

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Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;Isaiah 43:5-6 says the lord God (#Chukwu Abiama) and now is the time to Bring his creation in the East together as one Great People as Biafrans and together we shall match and our Nation Biafra shall be restored under the umbrella of #USB (UNITED STATES OF BIAFRA).

Biafra Culture & Tradition is a Forum for Biafrans worldwide, the Biafrans are known as the Igbos, Ijaws, Itshekiri, Urobo, Anang,Ibibio, Igbanke, Igbakiri, efik we discus our common values,tradition, culture and marriage differences across the Biafra Land, we want to unite our people and make sure that we inter married with each others, our goal is to continue the co-existence of our ancestors within our selves because we re one Great people one nation and one Blood. God bless Biafra.

If you are from any part of the above mentioned speaking clans you are a Biafran add your self to this Forum because this is where you belong, for more Unity,love, peace and to interact about our common values as one people. they divided US so many years ago, now that we have realize who is our enemies and whom our kit and kins re , don't you think we should come together as one people under one umbrella of Biafra as our own Nation the land of the Risen sun. God that put us together is never stupid but a wise GOD.

Mmanwu, is a traditional masquerade of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. Their culture revolves around work and entertainment, and to the Igbo people, masquerade is a major form of entertainment. The masquerade revolves around their community and masquerades can differ from village to village. Masquerades generally last for a few weeks, however some may span over a few months. These events are frequently performed during the end of the harvesting season and the start of the new planting season. There are some Igbo that perform masquerades throughout the entire year. Masquerades are used to honor the dead and pray to the gods for a successful planting season. Since the Igbo only know their history through oral interpretation, the origins of the masquerade have been lost.

The Igbo masquerades, mmanwu, are traditional performances acted out by exclusive secret societies within a community. These exclusive societies consist of adult male members. Each member must be initiated into the society. Their identity is known only to the other members. The main function of these societies is to celebrate the harvest and to entertain the village people. Some other functions include enforcing village curfews, protection, and as village security guards. The members, also known as masqueraders, wear masks to hide their identity from the rest of the village. The mask is also worn to resemble the spirit of a dead community member. By wearing the mask, a masquerader is thought to have spiritual powers that are conducted through the mask.

The living-dead are what these masquerade/spirits embody. Igbo people believe that the dead never actually die; rather they remain in a "personal immortal state". They reside somewhere between the earthly world and the spiritual world. These living-dead are believed to be closely related to those of the village. Since men are masqueraders, they are buried within their homes so their spirits may be close to their families (Chiene 10). The living-dead then return to the earthly world from time to time to offer spiritual advice. It is the living-dead, who the masquerade portrays.

Types of mmanwu

There are two basic types of masquerades, visible and invisible. The visible masquerades are meant for the public. They often are more entertaining. Masks used offer a visually appeal for their shapes and forms. In these visual masquerades, performances of harassment, music, dance, and parodies are acted out (Oyeneke 25).

The invisible masquerades take place at night. Sound is the main tool for them. The masquerader uses his voice to scream so it may be heard throughout the village. The masks used are usually fierce looking and their interpretation is only fully understood by the society’s members. These invisible masquerades call upon a silent village to strike fear in the hearts of those not initiated into their society.

The invisible masquerades can be broken down into three groups, achikwu ocha/ojii, agu mmuo, and ogbagu. The achikwu ocha (white) masquerade acts as village surveillance. The "entertainment" activities include "singing, joking, and dancing" (Oyeneke 22). Achikwu ojii (black) is the other side of the achikwu ocha masquerade. This is performed not only to protect the village, but also when there is going to be a punishment or execution of a criminal. The second group of invisible masquerades is agu mmuno (tiger spirit). In these masquerades, horrible screaming sounds are produced to create fear. The third group is ogbagu. It is "strictly used for dance entertainment" (Oyeneke 22).

        HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MAN IN IGBOLAND?

When we were kids and growing up, one of my cousins used to brag to the girls in our family how he was a man and should be respected. On one occasion, one of the girls asked him what makes him a man. And he responded. “I am a man because of penis” and we laughed. Well, that is true for Biology but it is not true for Igbo culture.

In Igbo culture, a husband who is a real man is the one who works hard at his business or job, providing food, shelter and security for his immediate family as well as taking care of the Elderly in the household. That is the man!

In Igbo culture, a politician who is a man is the one who is able to defend the Igbo race without apologies to anyone and without any fear. For example, when Alhaji Umaru Dikko insulted the Igbo race at the constitutional conference and our most venerable Ikemba Nnewi, General Odumegwu Ojukwu placed a good backhand slap that put him in a coma on his face, that is manhood.

A Governor who is a man will not have difficulty in saying “We have no grazing route in Igboland, No grazing reserve, No grazing land!

In Igbo culture, a man does what is necessary to keep his family safe.