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Had a swell time today at Ideal Academy in Washington, DC. I talked briefly about Igbo mythology, from Ogbuide to ogbanje in Igbo cosmology, moving slightly to the rituals of saraka and uhie and tiny details pertaining the traditional Igbo religion. The teacher, Kevonte Anderson knows more about Yoruba deities; the Igbos, as we know, were quick enough to accept the Christian religion and became even more anglicised than the Europeans who had perpetrated their mindscape with their religion.
I shared kola nut in the class and explained what it symbolizes in Igbo traditions and cultures. However, there is still a shock: this Afro-Futurism as the young teacher calls it, is simply taught and not experienced. It’s not even practised. I think, personally, that the way Christians were able to permeate hearts was by letting people practicise the religion they preached.
I am going to find ways to introduce my religion to people and make them practicise it properly without any angst.