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Tag: Alusi

  • Ògụ́àfọ̀: The Igbo Calendar.

    It is the traditional calendar system of the Igbos.The calendar has 13 months in a year (afo), 7 weeks in a month (onwa), and 4 days of Igbo market days (afor, nkwo, eke, and orie) in a week (izu) plus an extra day at the end of the year, in the last month. The name…

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  • Alụ Kwụsị And Its Functionalities In Igbo Society.

    In Igbo society, Alụ Kwụsị aka alusi (Agbara/Arusi) refers to a spirit or natural energy, being venerated or revered by the Igbo people. Alusi can be associated with natural phenomena, ancestors or abstract concepts. They possess supernatural powers and play a significant role in the daily lives of Igbo people, influencing fertility, prosperity, justice, protection…

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  • Core Concept And Institution Of Alụ Kwụsị N’ana Igbo.

    ALỤ KWU SI is a spiritually programed spirit, created and activated spiritually to protect communities, kindreds or towns. It goes along with its subordinate deities to stand strong. During our forefathers’ era, the reason Alụ kwusi was spiritually created and programed in every community, is to guide and protect everything in that community, to also…

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