Ekechukwu Samuel's Blog 2

In Dike Anaa – Gone so soon, I try to buttress some points concerning the inescapable traditions that every Igbo person should know and note, that the   “Ọnwụeruighịeru”,meaning, “ sudden death”   or “early exit” from the planet earth, going rampantly round Igbo land can be curbed in our holy land. “Gone so soon”, in Igbo language means,   "Ila n'oke   oge", fully interpreted as” Onwu erughi eru”. This is the slogan used to describe people who die young and suddenly. This experience is increasing daily.  The funeral homes in Igbo land have become a fast growing businesses, making lots of money from selling of caskets and other ancillary services. In some communities, weekly there are more than three to four burials.  It really saddens the heart to witness young men and women being thrown into the ground as a result of ignorance of the traditional values of Igbo land.    The most dreaded traditional rite that really levels young people is t...

                          In Dike Anaa – Gone so soon, I try to buttress some points concerning the inescapable traditions that every Igbo person should know and note, so that the “Onwu erughi eru”, meaning, “ sudden death”   or “early exit” from the planet earth, going rampantly round Igbo land can be curbed in our holy land. “Gone so soon”, in Igbo language means, ”Ila n’oke oge”, fully interpreted as ” Onwu erughi eru”. This is the slogan used to describe people who die young and suddenly. This experience is increasing daily. The funeral homes in Igbo land have become a fast growing business, making lots of money from selling of caskets and other ancillary services.   These traditional issues that people neglect and pay with their lives are as follows; 1.                                     ...