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"The earth goddess whom you have insulted may refuse to give us her increase, and we shall perish" (30.) They believed in oracles' power to communicate with the gods. They also believed that their actions resulted in their chi, similar to karma. They had a Week of Peace where neighbors came together and had feasts and if anyone disturbed this peace, they would be punished by the priest of the earth goddess, Ezeani. Superstition is closely related to their religion as well. There is one man in the village who can control the weather, but only to a certain extent.
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- Children warned not to whistle at night for fear of evil spirits
- Agadi-Nwayi was a medicine or an old woman who's shrine was in the centre of Umuofia
- Oracle of the Hills and Caves forbade Umuofia from waging war; also where deities are consulted
- When a man says yes, so does his chi
In the Igbo culture, they have many rituals, traditions, and superstitions. One of the rituals that they have is that "Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes, his Chi says yes also" (27). One of the many traditions in the Igbo culture is that a son is supposed to help his father on the farm and in return, the father is supposed to help the son start his own farm. Lastly, the Igbo culture has many superstitions.  One of them is that children are warned not to whistle at night in fear of evil spirits.  All of these rituals, traditions, and superstitions help shape the unique Igbo culture.

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In the Igbo culture, as in many other cultures, women are subordinate to men. Men ruled over their wives, frequently beating them, acting aggressively towards them, and controlling everything they do. In Things Fall Apart, this is shown when Okonkwo beats his wife Ojiugo. "He walked back to his obi to await Ojiugo's return. And when she returned he beat her very heavily." (29) Okonkwo's wives are also forced to prepare dinner for him. The main jobs of women were just to tend to the husband, bear children, and take care of the children. Although men and women both worked in the fields, women farmed coco-yams, beans, and cassava, which were more "feminine" than the yams, or "king of crops", which were farmed by men. Although these ways of life seem different to us, women accepted their lesser roles in society, that is what they were used to.Woman buying food to prepare, most likely for a husband

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In the Igbo culture, family dynamics are different compared to many other cultures. A man has multiple wives that each live in their own obi. Part of a man’s success depends on how many wives he has. The first wife wears an anklet of her husbands titles. They were to follow the orders of their husband. They were inferior to their husband as well. In Okonkwo's family, he gives Ikemufuna and Nwoye the job of fetching the yams. He very rarely lets them prepare yams becasue he finds faults in their jobs. Okonkwo has three wives. He treats them with hardly any respect. This is shown when it says in the story, "His wives... lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children" (13). Okonkwo beats his children and wives often, and orders them to listen to him. He puts pressure on his sons not to be failures.

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The Igbo justice system is  based upon the rules and punishments that the elders deem fit for the situation. Regarding other clans the punishments against the people who break the rules are strict. For example "At the end they decided as everybody knew they would, that the girl should go to Ogubefi Udo to replace his murdered wife (12)."
This is harsh because the they sacrifice more, the boy and gave away the girl. Also, there justice system is based off if religion. Okonkwo had a light punishment, compared to other tribes, during the Week of Peace because there is no violence allowed. Compared to other tribes they incorporate religion more into their justice system. For example, another tribe dragged a man in the streets for breaking the peace, which defeats the purpose of the week. Also, the Oracles and priestesses held a lot of power too. People would go to them for solutions to their struggles, like what Unoka did.

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Small Group Summary and Analysis of Igbo Culture

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Small Group Summary and Analysis of Igbo Culture

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With your group, summarize and analyze the information discovered about your assigned topic within Chapters 2-4 of Things Fall Apart.
Be sure to include a picture that connects with the Igbo people and the topic you are discussing. Also, your summary and analysis should include at least one cited piece of evidence from the novel. Only one person from the group will create the padlet post, but be sure to include the names of all group members. Title your post with the topic being discussed.
Essential Skills: (1) Work collaboratively and use technology to create a product that illustrates understanding. (2) Assess information and draw conclusions.