CULTURE AND TRADITION

YI TORCH FESTIVAL IN CHINA

Peterskizito Azuoma June 24, 2021 0

The Yi torch festival of Yi people of China is one of the holidays in the southwestern part of china and it falls between the 24th or 25th day of the sixth month of Yi calendar. Yi, Bai, Naxi, Hani, Lisa, Lahu and Pumi are the ethnic minorities in yunnan and they have a common […]Continue Reading

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CANANG SARI: THE CHARMING TRADITION IN BALI, INDONESIA

Peterskizito Azuoma May 29, 2021 0

Canang Sari is a daily offering to Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa in prayer and praises by the Balinese Hindus in Indonesia. The tradition as a selfless and dedicated service is a Thanksgiving offering to the gods for peace in the world that is renewed each day. ETIMOLOGY OF CANANG SARI: The phrases “Canang Sari” is […]Continue Reading

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THE AFRICAN MAN AND AUTHORITY

THE AFRI GIST April 12, 2021 0

We are Africans and we believe that the man is the head of the family and it is also biblical but we forget that the bible also tells the head not to offend his children and not the only the man but also the mother. The bible says parents do not offend your children, do […]Continue Reading

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AY Comedian Displays Easy Igbo Ogene Cultural Dance Moves At Williams Uchemba’s Traditional Wedding (Video)

THE AFRI GIST November 16, 2020 0

Super talented comedian, AY Comedian, born Ayodeji Richard Makun, steals the show at the traditional wedding of Uchemba Williams. AY Comedian displayed that he is not only good in creating comedies but also a good dancer. Apart from comedy, he is also an actor, director, producer, writer and Radio and TV presenter. There is no […]Continue Reading

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Libation As An African Culture And Tradition

Nwokedimkpa Chidera October 17, 2020 0

libation: A drink poured out as an offering to a deity. A word that is known by elites but understood by those who practice it. The libation process Libation is carried out following the little or mass gathering of people, whereby an individual holds the item( liquid/alcoholic drink ) to be used for the ritual […]Continue Reading

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MEDIA AND THE PROTECTION OF CULTURE IN AFRICA

THE AFRI GIST July 1, 2020 0

The colonial growth of European states in Africa was normally accompanied by missionary efforts to proliferate Christianity and European civilization. A form of benevolent tutelage of the `inferior native’ populations occurred that was notably well-illustrated in Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s Burden. The direct penalties of the colonial growth ranged Continue Reading

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Realities about Africa

THE AFRI GIST June 18, 2020 0

countries and a rich mix of native peoples, cultures, economies and history.The scenic beauty and variety is quite stunning, it is home to vast deserts, tropical rain forests, rugged mountains and fertile grasslands. It is abundant in flora and fauna unsurpassed by any other continent.An ever-increasing number of tourists from around the globe are drawn […]Continue Reading

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How a country community would like to hold otherworldly life sabotaged by western ways

THE AFRI GIST June 5, 2020 0

Around the globe, the presentation of western lifestyles has changed indigenous networks. This has regularly occurred by diminishing or by restricting their entrance to the assets they need. It’s been purposeful just as accidental, regularly with negative outcomes AmaBomvane of the Eastern Cape in South Africa give a case of the effect such disturbance can […]Continue Reading