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The two families get prepared for the day they will come together to give the
woman to the man.
Among my people, before a woman can be regarded as a wife of a man, the
man will have to pay the bride price known as “Owo ori” and other charges
which is known as “owo idiana”, along with other gifts like tubers of yam,
schnapps gin and others. When the family is satisfied with what the family of
the man has offered that they will join them together as husband and wife.
BY
Amadi Patricia
Secretarial Department
St. John Bosco Technical Institution,
Onitsha, Nigeria.
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE DRAMA “THIS IS OUR CHANCE”
The King in Ibo land is known as “Igwe”. Every town in Ibo land has a King.
“Igwe” is highly honoured in Ibo land when ever the villagers have problems
they go to the King because he is the only one who has the authority to say
what will happen. They normally address the King as “your highness” and
bow down to him.
Thy marry wives to give him joy, children and good advice on what to do.
Kings wives are known as “Lolo” meaning Queen. The Lolo’s always dress in
local attire, first male and female child is called Princes and Princesses.
Princesses have female mate whose works are to advice the Princess and run
errands for her.
The women in the drama help to fetch fire wood and water from the stream.
These women help to give hints on what the Princess does. She ran away
with the Prince of “Mboil” because both want to marry each other without the
consent of their parents. The woman pity the Queen’s mother whom as a
result of the daughter’s elopement died on hearing that.
By Onyeagba Mary in Secrtarial Department
St. John Bosco Technical Institute in Onitsha,
Nigeria.
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