I am Igbo
Culture
Ishi-Agu or Isiagu in IGBO paradigm is both an artefact and communities in Igboland.
The colourful Igbo hat, popularly known as Ishi-agu or Isiagu, is an emblem and IGBO cultural icon.
Ishi-Agu is the name of an Igbo community in Ebonyi State, and Isiagu is another name of an community in Awka South, Anambra State in Igboland.
Igbo proverbs and English meaning
Igbo folklores are Igbo story and tales that focuses on human and animal characters to provides moral lesson on different areas of everyday life. It plays a crucial role in the traditional Igbo society in representing vital information around creation, faith, belief, God, history, spirits, life, after life, marriage, courage, leadership, hard work, death etc
The typical traditional African fashion and attire are normally a cultural definition of who they are and the environment in which they live. Prior to the arrival of the colonial masters, most Africans including Ndigbo, dressed nude and scantily based on highly the reflected aesthetic, moral, cultural standard of the people.
Among the popular Igbo soups is the famous Nsala Soup. The soup is usually cooked without palm oil and a favourite soup nursing mothers, pregnant women and indeed most Igbo men because the tasteful nature of the soup and ingredients in the soups also aids digestion. It is one of the quickest Igbo soups to prepare and it requires very few ingredients.
Okem akwalam (native rights) is a big thing amongst the gathering of Umunna (Kinsmen) in Igbo land