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Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by sherrylo: 11:49am On Oct 01, 2014 |
cirmuell: noted, "Eworo" is Rabbit though!yes, Rabbit is Eworo 1 Like |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Jennydoris(f): 11:57am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Ego2: OSU men are known too be rich nt poor OSU men were known to be very poor because of the way they were isolated from people. In the olden days they were not allowed to buy or sell to a free born, they don't mingle with their age mate or age grade, they don't have a farm of their own except the one that belongs to the gods that shelters them. An osu can only buy or sell to a fellow osu or to another person when they travel away from their village. So when they don't interact with people, they don't buy or sell to them how will they make their money. Even feeding was a problem to them then, they only feed with the help of the foods dedicated to the god that shelters them by the idol worshippers then. An osu is someone that was dedicated to an arusi(deity), or someone that ran to a deity for protection from evil men. And if any one harms the person then, the deity will strike the person dead or the arusi will inflict a deadly disease on the person. So with this the free born igbos stays clear away from them for fear of hurting or harming them. But it's no longer like that. They are allowed to do anything except for the issue of marriage. You hardly see an osu marry a free born like the igbos will call it except if the free born is from another state and if the person don't know that the person in question is an osu. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by esperiense(m): 12:01pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
Atmmachine:They will knock his head ten times and throw him out thru the window Atmmachine:They will knock his head ten times and throw him out thru the window |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Jennydoris(f): 12:14pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
cirmuell: yeah that's through. They do some digging about families too over here, though there's nothing like the Osu stigmatization...just to make sure both party come from a good family. And even this is being relegated now, as people just do brief introduction an go ahead with their wedding. Ok. In my place your family will be very sure of the man/woman's family background before any introductions. It's after their enquiries that they will now fix the date for the introduction and collecting of the list by the man's family. Even, they don't just enquire if your are an osu, they also ask if the person has any disability or if there is any disability in the family . Like madness, cripple, blindness, or anything of that's sort. The igbos then believe that any family that has such disabilities then is as a result of a curse from the gods of their land. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Networkingprof: 1:02pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
Gr8t thread. www.netmax.vemma.com, hapi independent nigeria. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by thatchick: 2:06pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
How about a baby must never fall down from the mother's back. If not he/she will loose his/her spouse(abi na gf/bf) seven times. Salt must never pour on the ground in a house, fight must happen in that household when it happens. You must never eat at a doorstep. When going out and you hit your foot(either left or right,not sure), its better you go back and not continue your journey or else bad news awaits you. You can't sweep or wash at night. Yoruba land has so many of them that you can't even keep up if you want to |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by donodion(m): 2:06pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
biafranqueen: You have done well! I.almost faint with lafta at a man musnt see his wife private part during labor or giving part...many make doctors and nurses should be dead by now cos of that. hahahahahhahahaha 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by esmarcq(m): 3:08pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
in my clan,they dont eat pigs ... reason : that after a certain war, the people could not get water to drink and people were dying of thirst, well as they said, a pig lead them to a stream where they got water to quench their thirst... and thats tha reason why dey respect pigs by not eating pigs... 1 Like |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Nobody: 3:40pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
Atmmachine:ETUTU 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by biafranqueen: 4:54pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
Jennydoris:Dalu for the clarification on suicide! As for the labor part my Grandmother was a midwife in the LGA this is what she told my cousin and I. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by biafranqueen: 4:55pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
donodion:The husband not anybody else and this was before hospitals, when people used midwife. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by San2ski(m): 7:29pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
Jennydoris: Scary Taboo especially Numbers 4 and 7 . Then No 9, seriously that dog is a demon . |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by lovaleenny(f): 9:28pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
rman: Gbam! |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Bifwoli: 12:48am On Oct 02, 2014 |
Is there a Yoruba cultural taboo to never accept that other areas in Naija are just as good in building their own urban areas? |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by gbodimowo(m): 2:44am On Oct 02, 2014 |
jnrbayano: Are you sure I have friends ladies who climb tress and attend age grade meetings yearly they can kill you if you stop them |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by jnrbayano(m): 7:12am On Oct 02, 2014 |
gbodimowo: Not in a sane Igbo community. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Larrylarex(m): 11:25am On Oct 02, 2014 |
It is forbidden for a King to shed tears... and btw okete is rabbit not grasscutter, grasscutter is called Oya or Ewuju, ehoro is hare not rabbit. Informative thread all the same. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Nobody: 3:06pm On Oct 02, 2014 |
I heard that if a well known market is closed(in yoruba land) that the king would die, how true is it? |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Jeezy: 5:07pm On Oct 02, 2014 |
My nose is tingling....i smell BS |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by onila(f): 6:28pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
Bifwoli: |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by SenatorJames(m): 8:13pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
Jennydoris:Thank God for your last statement. But I do tell people that "Grace is not an excuse to sin, it will make you to avoid sin" |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Jennydoris(f): 8:28pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
SenatorJames: Ok noted. But how did 'Grace and Sin' come into this. Please don't be offended it's just a question. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by onyenro(m): 4:06pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
felifeli:what's the consequence if this action? |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by onyenro(m): 4:25pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
In Ibo land, you don't cut a tree with fruits on it. leads to barrenness. You cut a tree after the fruiting season is over. |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by felifeli: 4:36pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
onyenro:You will go to bed hungry. People will think you have eaten . |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Morhziez(m): 8:19pm On Oct 13, 2014 |
Ipledge:hmm |
Re: 10 Cultural Taboos In Yorubaland! (things You Must Never Do) by Nobody: 7:36pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
Taboo in my Culture (Modernized) 1: You must never return ill-gained Profit the same day you made it - ie If I sell a faulty spare-part worth N100 for N1000 to you and you later discover this. I must tell you a story that the money has been put to use and you cannot get it until a week later . you can only buy a better spare-part by adding some more money - in the end, I have sold you a spare-part worth N200 for N1,200 2: You must never relent on cheating a loyal customer once he becomes a Mugu - If someone falls for your first Price, continue to increase it in subsequent transactions in spite of the fact that the price in the market is stable 3: Never build your Final Resting House in your home-town, keep all the proceeds of your business in the bank and invested in various markets from Alaba, Balogun, Ikeja, Apapa, Okokomaiko, Eba, Ojo and Badagary. Build your house in Lagos and put it up for rent, while you live in rented accomodation 4: Marry an educated yoruba woman - they have roots to wealth 1 Like |
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