By: Emma Kirkpatrick
Chuckwu Agbara Alusi Ala Igwe
Nri- Eri Agbor- Obi Onitsha- Eze Aroli
Ancestors watch over you Priests and Bishops Sacrifices Minor Deities
To honor gods/goddesses Oracles/Divination Funerals Marriages Birth Naming Sacrifices Shrines/Temples
Complex Certain deaths cannot be buried Chiefs get parades Goats Woman dies- buried at son’s
“Between families” Bride Wealth Churches, Money, and Music Colorful Harmony Last up to a week
Important Hold ceremonies-28 th day Pray to Gods- sacrifices Traditional midwives Songs Birth date
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