WAEC Igbo · Section 3

Igbo Customs and Institutions

Section C: Culture (Omẹnala na Ewumewu)

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Syllabus content and objectives

Official WAEC Igbo outline · Section C: Culture (Omẹnala na Ewumewu)

Content

Igbo identity, greetings, hospitality (Ọjị, Ịgọ Ọfọ), birth rites, reincarnation/Ogbanje, festivals (Ịwa Ji, Ofala, Akwamọzụ), traditional games, taboos (Nsoala/Arụ), governance structures (Eze, Nze na Ọzọ, Umuada), social institutions, titles, traditional occupations, religious worship, and deities

Objective

Analyze Igbo identity, dress, greetings, and hospitality rites (Ọjị, Ịgọ Ọfọ); examine life-cycle rites (Omụgwo, naming, funerals) and beliefs (Ilo ụwa, Ogbanje); describe festivals (Ịwa Ji, Ofala) and traditional sports (Mgba, Ọkọsọ); detail taboos (Nsoala); evaluate governance bodies (Umụnna, Ụmụada, Nze na Ọzọ), chieftaincy titles, traditional crafts/occupations, divination, and traditional deities (Ala, Amadịoha, Ikenga).

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