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the second son of Chief Mboli who was bitten by a snake, with the anti-snake
bite vaccine given to her by her teacher Bambulu.
Chief Mboli and the entire village of Udura came back with princess
Kudaro dressed in beautiful clothes and gifts from the villagers. King Damba
accepted them and both villages became friends again. From that day on, the
people of Koloro and Udura were given freedom to marry each other. Prince
Ndamu and Bambulu who were King Damba’s prisoners were released while
Prince Ndamu and Princess Kudaro married each other. Enusi was made the
prime minister of King Damba while Ajugo the former prime minister was
punished for his wickedness.
King Damba blessed the couple and everyone went home happily.
BY
OGBODO HENRIETHA
SECRETARIAL DEPARTMENT
DON BOSCO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
ONITSHA IN NIGERIA
BURIAL OF A TITTLED MAN IN ‘IGBO’ LAND OF NIGERIAL
The burial of a tittled man in the Igbo cultural setting is often an elaborate
one. Many rituals and incantations are performed to show the significance of
the person in the society and to prepare him for the safe journey to the great
beyond. A tittled man is buried when sun or star is not seen.
If the deceased was an ‘Ozo’ (tittled man), elaborate rituals are performed
to rob him these tittles. During this burial, sacrifices are offered. Objects used
as offering in this sacrifice symbolise the supremacy of God,- an eagle, which
for the ‘Igbo’ is the king of the birds, ‘Ji Ocha’(White yam) the best species of
yam, and ‘Aku ebelebe’ (The ‘broadest’ leaf in the forest).
The purpose of this sacrifice is to ask God to admit him and give him a
place of honour among the dead in the spirit-land. Also, a part of a young
lamb is placed in the coffin and the remainder is eaten by the ‘Umuada’ (The
married daughters of the extended family kindred)
Before the deceased is laid to rest, the ritual of absolution is performed in
order to cleanse4 the deceased of all the evils he might have committed that
could impede his reincarnation and to open the door of blessing for his family.
The ritual is normally performed by an old man who calls to mind all the
atrocities and evils the deceased may have committed. The grave at this point
is filled with tubers of yam which the deceased is expected to plant in the
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