The Symbol of Hospitality (title) •It is a bitter brown seed containing caffeine •In the past, has been added to drinks to diminish hunger and fatigue •The offering of a Kola-Nut is very important in the igbo culture and is only offered to very important guests •This offering of the Kola-Nut has three steps that must be followed. The first step is the presentation of the kola-nuts.
The next is the breaking of the kola-nut and the third is the distribution of the kola-nuts •Presentation of the kola-nut can only be done by privileged men •Kola-nut is passed around until it finally comes back to the guest •Elder will then hold up kola-nut and say a prayer •Then kola-nuts are eaten Onyemaechi, Uzoma. “Igbo Culture and Socialization. ” Igbo Culture. University of Michigan, 26 May 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://www. kwenu. com/igbo/igbowebpages/Igbo. dir/Culture/culture_and_socialization. tml>. Widjaja, Michael. “Kola Nut. ” Igbo Culture and Igbo Language. N. p. , 4 Nov. 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://www. igboguide. org/HT-chapter8. htm>. “Kola Nut. ” Energy. N. p. , 16 July 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://www. tumblr. com/tagged/kola-nut>. Igbo Foods * The Yam is a staple food for Igbo people and civilization * Yam was always abundant, helpful during lean times * The Iwaji or New Yam festival each year celebrates importance of vegetable in Igbo culture.
Prayers offered up and thanks given to the gods and spirits of traditional folklore. * Yam made in many ways * Can be pealed and boiled or pulped into a doughy consistency to produce pounded yam * Also ate a lot of pumpkins and gari (cassava powder) dumplings * Regular Meals * Typically soup with meat or fish * Sided with yams, garri (tapioca), semovita, or jollof rice Hafner, Dorinda. A Taste of Africa . Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1993. Imoisi, Janice. Cooking Nigerian Style: Delicious African Recipes .
The Essay on Igbo Culture
Imagine living a life with a completely different set of cultures and traditions; it is hard to do. Many people in the world today do not take the time to acknowledge the ways in which other societies live or how their cultures and traditions shape the way they are. The way in which a culture survives depends on the people’s capacity to understand and transfer it to succeeding generations. The Ibo ...
Houston, TX: Gayle Publishing. , 2000. Widjaja, Michael. “Food and Recipes. ” Igbo Food and Recipes. Michael Widjaja, 2000. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://www. igboguide. org/HT-chapter3. htm>. Agwu, Kene. “Yam and the Igbos. ” BBC News. BBC, 8 Jan. 2008. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www. bbc. co. uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/08/01/yam_and_the_igbos_feature. shtml>. “ANAM CITY Blog. ” Yam Preservation A«. N. p. , n. d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://anamcity. wordpress. com/tag/yam-preservation/>.
