” In Igbo culture, the kola nut is a symbolic sign of respect, and it is offered by hosts to make guests feel welcome. …

Cola nut is used for short-term relief of fatigue, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), melancholy, lack of normal muscle tone (atony), exhaustion, dysentery, a type of diarrhea called atonic diarrhea, weight loss, and migraine headaches. In foods and beverages, cola nut is used as a flavoring ingredient.

harmony and serenity

Traditional Igbo religion includes belief in a creator god (Chukwu or Chineke), an earth goddess (Ala), and numerous other deities and spirits as well as a belief in ancestors who protect their living descendants.

Igbo culture values men over women. The society’s injustice to the female child manifests in various forms. Women are relegated to the margin, to the social background. One of the most significant expectations of either a young boy or girl in Igbo society is to get married.

Trouble

There are basically five ways to say hello in Swahili:

1. Hujambo or jambo (how are you?) – Sijambo (seeJAmbo) (I am fine / no worries)
2. Habari? (any news?) – nzuri (nZOOree) (fine)
3. U hali gani? (oo HAlee GAnee) (how are you) – njema (fine)
4. Shikamoo (a young person to an elder) – marahaba.
5. For casual interactions: mambo?

Kwanzaa Customs During the celebration of Kwanzaa, it is customary to greet friends and family with the Swahili phrase, “Habari gani”, meaning, “What is the news?” To respond, answer with the principle of the day. (Umoja, for example, is the response given on December 26th.)

Jambo is a Swahili greeting or salutation. It is similar in meaning to the English word Hello.

Kenya

Modern Igbo traditional attire is generally made up, for men, of the Isiagu top which resembles the African Dashiki. Isiagu (or Ishi agu) is usually patterned with lions heads embroidered over the clothing, It can also be plain, (usually black).

Key traditional staple foods in the Igbo culture area included: yams (Dioscorea spp.), cocoyam (Colocasia/Xanthosoma spp.), cassava (Manihot spp.), maize (Zea mays), some of which were status symbols. Other food groups such as legumes, nuts, seeds, wild fruits and vegetables were abundant.

The Igbos is traditionally patriarchal. The male child is brought to see himself as superior to the females,[18] and he is made to understand this very early in life. Thus, the male child is seen are as being very important by both men and women in the traditional Igbo society.

The standard written form of Igbo is based on the Owerri and Umuahia dialects. A New Standard Orthography has been proposed for Igbo, and it was used, for example, in the 1998 Igbo English Dictionary by Michael Echeruo, but it has not been otherwise widely adopted.

Igbo language

The Yoruba are said to be prolific sculptors, famous for their terra cotta works throughout the 12th and 14th century; artists also earnests their capacity in making artwork out of bronze. Esiẹ Museum is a museum in Esiẹ, Irepodun, Kwara. The museum was the first to be established in Nigeria when it opened in 1945.