Village In Igbo Land Where Mothers Allow Pythons To Babysit Their Babies?

A Nairalander with the monika MrCliff has announced that in a certain village, Umuokani in Ohaji Egbema, Imo, Igbo Land, Nigeria, mothers leave visiting pythons to babysit their babies while they go to market or the farm. Is this true? See what MrCliff wrote after the cut… A certain Community called Umuokani in Ohaji Egbema…… Continue reading Village In Igbo Land Where Mothers Allow Pythons To Babysit Their Babies?

“Why The Python Is Revered In Many Igbo Communities”

Ndewo nu, ndi b’anyi. We saw this post on Nairaland, about the place of the Python in Igbo cosmology by OruExpress and thought you should see it. Read after the cut: In Igbo cosmology, Ala, the earth, delivers messages using pythons. We believe that if you understand one thing you understand all things. Those that…… Continue reading “Why The Python Is Revered In Many Igbo Communities”

The Part Of Igbo Land Where You Mustn’t Kill A Python

Pythons may be considered dangerous the world over, but in Idemili area of Anambra State, Igbo Land, people honour pythons so much that it is a taboo to harm or kill one. Pythons are called Eke Idemili, which literarily means ‘python of Idemili’. Idemili people are known to gently entreat a Python that has entered…… Continue reading The Part Of Igbo Land Where You Mustn’t Kill A Python