Hello everyone,
I'm glad to take part in this week-02 edition-03 titled *TRADITIONAL BELIEFS
Today I will be telling you guys what I know about my traditional belief in my place IGEDE LAND In Benue state Nigeria.
IGEDE culture (ohoho ny'igede) are the customs, practices and traditions of the IGEDE people of Benue state Nigeria and it comprises archaic practices as we all know and these customs and traditions include the IGEDE people's visual art, music and dance forms,
TRADITIONAL BELIEFS, like any other tribes in Nigeria the IGEDE tribe also have some strong tradition that was past down from their ancestral fathers, though they are predominantly Christians, but there are some who still go the traditional way of Deity and god worshiping, in facet, some of them believed tradition are meant to keep the people in check and as a means of sanitizing the society of any impending evil in the land, among such of many traditions is Akpang, (Akpang god's of the land) the neutralizer of evil forces.
It is a common believe that the Akpang (god's of the land) have the power to furnish anybody who conceive evil against his or her fellow brother, this tradition serve as a watch dog and also prevent them from engaging in money ritual, witchcraft e.t.c with the believe that such person in such act will die.
And some of the IGEDE people still believe in the Akpang spirit (god's of the land) despite the advent of Christianity.
With the IGEDE people beliefs and customs I don't know if they should stop or continue with the ways of their forefathers.
Thank you guys for reading and I wish you all a wonderful weekend.
God bless you guys all