Saturday, September 05, 2015

Iwa ji / Iri Ji

Yam, to the Igbos, is the king of crops. It is also a staple food among them. In the olden days a man's wealth was determined by the size of his barn. The Igbos take pride in their yams. Hence a special festival that celebrates the eating of new yam.

Iwa ji or Iri ji is the festival to celebrate the beginning of the eating of new yams. It comes mostly by late August. It is a festival to give thanks to God (Chukwu Abiama) for making it possible for the Igbos to live and harvest what they toiled hard to cultivate. It's thanks giving for a bountiful harvest.
Being a festival that is very important to the Igbos, is there any way we can improve on how it's celebrated now? Are there things that may be changed----either added or taken out----to make it more attractive and popular, not just in Igbo land but around the world? Does it go against the religious beliefs of some Christians? Is it any different how it's celebrated in your community?
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Iwa Ji / Iri Ji

Ji bu eze ihe ubi na ala Igbo. O bukwu eze nri nyere ha. Na mgbe ochie, ihe e ji ama aku na uba nwoke bu site na otu oba ji ya ha. Ndi Igbo ji ji ha agala . Ya mere ha jiri nwee mmemme puru iche ha na eme maka iri ji ohuru.
Iwa ji ma o bu Iri ji bu mmemme a na eme maka mbido iri ji ohuru. A na emekari ya na owa nke Asato (August).O bu mmemme e ji enye Chukwu Abiama ekele maka otu o siri mee ka Ndi Igbo di ndu were nwee ike ighoro mkpuru ha gbara mbo were kuo. O bu inye ekele maka owuwe ihe ubi turu uda.
Dika mmemme di Ndi Igbo oke mkpa, o nwere otu anyi nwere ike isi tinyekwu nnu na otu anyi si eme ya ugbua? O nwere ihe ndi anyi kwesiri igbanwe----itinye etinye ma o bu iwepu ewepu---- iji mee ka o na ado anya ma burukwa ihe oha ma ama, na abughi soso na ala Igbo, ma na uwa nile gburu gburu? O nwere ka o siri megide okwukwe okpukperechi ndi uka? O nwere ihe di iche otu e si eme ya bu mmemme na obodo gi?



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