Have you heard of the Igbo tradition that if cows are not given during the burial ceremonies of our ancestors, they might take revenge against their offspring? I find this tradition ridiculous. Hear me out! If you have the financial means, you could even kill elephants for your ancestors. This would allow the whole village to come together and celebrate with a feast while passing down our culture and traditions to the younger generations. It can be a spiritual experience and a form of mourning therapy.
But cannot comprehend why an ancestor who was unable to purchase a rat for his own father would seek vengeance on his grandchildren simply because they offered a cow to their father instead of to him. Who provided a cow for his/her own grandfather/mother and great-grandfather/mother?
What is frustrating is to believe that children should borrow money to buy cows as a way to appease them. If they have the power to do that, why can’t they make the children wealthy enough to buy a ranch? In summary, we either create these stories as a way to find comfort during family crises, or our ancestors weren’t as great as we thought they were.
We need to find a way to resolve the issues between us and the inhabitants of the spirit realm. It may require a meeting in Uwa (earth) with a representative from Bechukwu (heaven) and Ala ndi iche (the domain of our ancestors). It seems that Ajoo muo (the evil spirit) is using the Akaliogoli (the spirit of the condemned, the ghost, and other vagrant spirits) to create problems between our ancestors and us.
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