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Yam Legend

Yam Legend. King Eze Nri killed, buried son Ahiajoku Yams grew Ahiajoku becomes yam god. http://en.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/87/Wild_yam_in_woods_-_young_plants.jpg. http://www.hamillgallery.com/IGBO/IgboSpiritMasks/IgboSpiritMask04.JPG.

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Yam Legend

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  1. Yam Legend • King Eze Nri killed, buried son Ahiajoku • Yams grew • Ahiajoku becomes yam god http://en.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/87/Wild_yam_in_woods_-_young_plants.jpg http://www.hamillgallery.com/IGBO/IgboSpiritMasks/IgboSpiritMask04.JPG http://dclips.fundraw.com/zobo500dir/johnny_automatic_yam.jpg

  2. New Yam Festival • “Iwa Ji Ofu” • Many days, August • Marks end of harvest • Important celebration http://media1.corbisimages.com/CorbisImage/170/11/26/1526/11261526/CP001768.jpg http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49194000/jpg/_49194527_compositie.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/iwa-gi-eziagulu-chukwunonso.jpg

  3. Traditional Celebration http://www.africathebeautiful.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/fufu-ball.jpg • Old yams disposed before • Offerings to ancestors commence celebration • Yam eating • Leftovers expected http://www.janeresture.com/trobriands_revisited/dancers.jpg http://assets.panda.org/img/pngcrocs_126899.jpg

  4. Modern Celebration Old Traditions with: • Parades • Festivals *Can be celebrated outside of Africa http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zBKPEHNbzCI/TE19yy_b4bI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ZrSERIFLMVk/s1600/H.jpg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mPVebJD_zBQ/0.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zBKPEHNbzCI/TE19yy_b4bI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ZrSERIFLMVk/s1600/H.jpg http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45855000/jpg/_45855735_masq_dancers_766.jpg

  5. Male and Female • Male: yam hard to grow, respected • Female:cocoyam cheaper, low regarded food http://www.vivienne-mackie.com/articles/holidays/family/teddyyam.jpg http://files.myopera.com/terryyoder/blog/1cocoyam.jpg

  6. Yam Types http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Starr_030807-0054_Dioscorea_bulbifera.jpg/450px-Starr_030807-0054_Dioscorea_bulbifera.jpg African Species: 1.Aerial 2. White Guinea -common -lasts 7 months 3.Yellow Guinea 4.African Bitter http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/productcart/pc/catalog/whiteyam_738_general.jpg http://africanlegends.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/yellow-yam1.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Dioscorea_Bild1162.jpg

  7. Yam Cultivation 1.Nurse yams, cut 2.Field cleared, burned 3.Plant yams in big mounds 4.Harvest yams http://www.mcc.gov/documents/investmentopps/bom-ghana-eng-yams.pdf 1 2 3 4 http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/109/wm/pd2270028.jpg http://www.mcc.gov/documents/investmentopps/bom-ghana-eng-yams.pdf http://www.mcc.gov/documents/investmentopps/bom-ghana-eng-yams.pdf http://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/images/other_crops/yam_planting2.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5379298804_d6b8a8b1fd.jpg

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