Ògụ́àfọ̀ Ị̀gbò: The Igbo Calendar System X-rayed
As the Igbo calendar system is relegated to the background, bet the only day you can remember from the calendar is ‘Eke’ market day which for some unknown reason is…
As the Igbo calendar system is relegated to the background, bet the only day you can remember from the calendar is ‘Eke’ market day which for some unknown reason is…
In many places in Igboland, the python (eke) is regarded as a ‘sacred being’ which no one is expected to kill, harm or maltreat. It is an age-long observance because…
In many religions across Africa, pythons represent something sacred and reverted. The first place that comes to mind is the very popular Python Temple in Ouidah, Benin Republic. The temple…