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Ala (meaning 'earth' and 'land' in Igbo, also Ájá-ànà) [48] [49] is the feminine earth spirit who is responsible for morality, fertility and the dead ancestors who are stored in the underworld in her womb. Ala is at the head of the Igbo pantheon, maintaining order and carrying out justice against wrongdoers.
Ala (also known as Ani, Ana, Ale, and Ali in varying Igbo dialects) is the female Alusi (deity) of the earth, [1] morality, fertility, and creativity in Odinani. In Odinani, Ala rules over the underworld and holds the deceased ancestors in her womb. Her name literally translates to "ground" in the Igbo language, denoting her powers over the ...
Prior to "Western civilisation, the poetry of the Igbo was well developed, and it also served the sociological needs of the people." [49] Igbo poetry is classified into two parts: panegyric and elegiac poetry. Panegyric poetry is seen during childbirth, love poems and rituals while elegiac poetry can be seen in times of war, burials and ...
Olori-igbo (Lord of the Forests) - King of the ghommids; Agbako - a sixteen-eyed monster; Iranlowo (Helpmeet) - a spirit of God; Iwapede - Akara-ogun's love from the City of Filth; Ijamba (Peril) - a giant man; Aroni - one-legged ghommid; Kurumbete - an angel who rebelled against God and was cast from Heaven
An ọgbanje is a term in Odinani (Igbo: ọ̀dị̀nànị̀) for what was thought to be an evil spirit that would deliberately plague a family with misfortune. Belief in ọgbanje in Igboland is not as strong as it once was, although there are still some believers. [1] Its literal meaning in the Igbo language is "children who come and go".
The Igbo believe that it is children who perpetuate the tribe, and in order to do so children are expected to continue Igbo tradition and ways. Parts of Igbo divinities is Agwu, the alusi of health and divination. Agwu is a concept used by the Igbo to explain and understand: good and evil, health and sickness, fortune and misfortune. [2]
Enuani is one of the four major dialects spoken by the Anioma people [citation needed] (predominantly based in Aniocha and Oshimili Areas) in Delta north.The area of concentration of these people mostly comprises Akukwu -igbo, Asaba, Ashaba Ubulu-uno, Ejeme-Aniogo, Egbudu-Akah, Ibusa, Idumuje-Uno, Idumuje-Ugboko, Illah, Issele-Azagba, Issele-Uku, Ogwashi-Uku, Ugbodu, Okpanam, Oko communities ...
The term ofala, is derived from two Igbo words - ọfọ (English: authority) and ala (English: land). [2] The festival is celebrated within two days mostly in October by the Obi ( English : king) and is a customary obligation that must be performed every couple of years without fail.