Traditional Ibo Religion

Patrick Jahn

Major Gods Ala – the earth-goddess Igwe – the sky-god Ikoro – the drum spirit Ekwu – the hearth spirit Mbatuku– the spirit of wealth

Religious LeadersPriest and significant men were given

religious responsibilities

Birth and naming No family names A person is known

through their immediate male lineage

Other information Extremely religious people Believed in two levels of the universe,

natural and spiritual

More information Some aspects of the religion varied

throughout Africa

Igbo Religious Rituals

Brad Siek

Ibo Relgion The funeral ceremonies for the Igbo

people are very complex. The most complex are of the dead

chiefs. They also considered some deaths

were considered shameful and were not buried at all.

The dead are sat in a stool in their finest clothes.

animal sacrifice then a burial

Marriage The process of marriage normally

includes asking the woman’s consent, testing the bride’s character, and paying the brides wealth.

Marriage Men use to practice polygamy, but

after the European colonization men began to practice monogamous marriage

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