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By: Emma Kirkpatrick. Ibo: Tradition and Religion. Chuckwu Agbara Alusi Ala Igwe. Major Gods. Nri - Eri Agbor - Obi Onitsha- Eze Aroli. Religious Leaders. Ancestors watch over you Priests and Bishops Sacrifices Minor Deities. OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT RELIGION.
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By: Emma Kirkpatrick Ibo: Tradition and Religion
Chuckwu Agbara Alusi Ala Igwe Major Gods
Nri- Eri Agbor- Obi Onitsha- EzeAroli Religious Leaders
Ancestors watch over you Priests and Bishops Sacrifices Minor Deities OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT RELIGION
To honor gods/goddesses Oracles/Divination Funerals Marriages Birth Naming Sacrifices Shrines/Temples Religious Rituals
Complex Certain deaths cannot be buried Chiefs get parades Goats Woman dies- buried at son’s Funerals
“Between families” Bride Wealth Churches, Money, and Music Colorful Harmony Last up to a week Marriages
Important Hold ceremonies-28th day Pray to Gods- sacrifices Traditional midwives Songs Birth date BIRTHS/NAming
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