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Festivals and Holidays in igbo Culture before and after colonization
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Affects of Colonization on Festivals and Holidays in Igbo Culture
What were the major festivals in Igbo culture before colonization?
- The Yam Festival
- Used for maintaning peace and enforcing law
- Violence
- human and animal sacrifices
- Used to please Gods and bring good fortune.
- traditional wedding ceremony
- "Countries and Their Cultures." Igbo. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2015.
http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Igbo.html
This website talks all about the religion, language, major holidays and rights of passage. It tells about the current lifestyle in Igbo culture and what the religions and major holidays are now.
- Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. New York: Knopf, 1992. Print.
"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe
The book helped to provide evidence of what the traditions were like before colonization. It also provided examples.
- "Masquerades and Festivals." Igbo Masquerades. Michael Widjaja, 2000. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://www.igboguide.org/HT-chapter9.htm
This website tells all about the life in igbo culture and what the masquerades were like before and after colonization. They elaborate on how igbo culture is now and what their famly traditions are like.
- "Traditional Family Ceremonies." Igbo Family Ceremonies and Traditions. Michael Widjaja, 2000. Web. 08 Mar. 2015.
http://www.igboguide.org/HT-chapter11.htm
This website helps with the understanding of traditional family ceremonies and how they were practiced.
- "Religion." Igbo. Michael Widjaja, 2000. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://www.igboguide.org/HT-chapter6.htm
It explains the traditional religion and what it is like nowadays. It also goes in depth about their religious practices and beliefs.
Bibliography
What were festivals like after Colonization?
- Celebrations
- weddings combined
- British influence on new religions and holidays.
- Easter
- Good Friday
Why it changed?
- Colonization
- British took control of Nigeria
- Lots of Resources
- British introduced Christianity
- Diversity in nigeria's major ethnic groups.
- New Yam festival, - Shown in book. (pg. 38-40)
- Week of peace, - Okonkwo beats his wife. (pg. 38)
- These holidays and festivals are very important to their culture.