The Traditional Rite of Goodbye is Strictly Observed
The Traditional Rite of Goodbye is Strictly Observed
For a deceased woman, her maiden home people and matrimonial home people should be fed according to their traditional requirements and not just whatever pleases the chief mourner. After that, the chief mourner will give the maiden home people the following;
1 matured goat, big tubers of yam.
For a deceased man, his immediate village
people and maternal home people should be fed according to their traditional
requirements and not just whatever pleases the chief mourner. After that, He will give the maternal home
people the following; 1 matured goat, 4 big tubers of yam, 1 cock, 1 bottle of
hot drink etc. There may be differences in localities. The gift of a cow to the
maternal people is optional.
For a deceased woman, her maiden home people and matrimonial home people should be fed according to their traditional requirements and not just whatever pleases the chief mourner. After that, the chief mourner will give the maiden home people the following;
There
may be differences in localities. The gift of a cow to the maiden people is
optional. The age of the exit of the woman may be considered for the gift
of a cow to her maiden representatives after burial.
There is a traditional dance from the
maiden family of the deceased woman. This is very important.
The next is to say the final goodbye to the
deceased at the village, kindred and family levels. This is done by the family
through the chief mourner. The chief mourner, usually the head of the family
announces the market day on which the villagers will converge at the deceased
man’s or woman’s family. On the appointed day, the family will provide kola
nuts, food and drinks. The villagers will contribute money as is always done
for the family of deceased members. They gather at the family compound, pray
for the repose of the soul of the departed, and pour out libation for a life
well lived or for those who died suddenly, or those whose death are suspected
to have been caused by someone, the village unanimously will ask the deceased
to annoyingly kill and take the killer to the land of the dead. After this, the
village hands over the contributed money to the chief mourner. They eat food
and drinks, dance and leave to their homes. This rite happens at the kindred
and family levels respectively.
This
is called,” Iwepu aka n’oche” meaning “the removal of the hand of the deceased
from the table of the living”. The full meaning is that the dead member,
whether a man or woman has been settled not to spiritually contribute money or
be seen physically among the living
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