The Nkwor Market Day

By Joseph O. E. Ohanugo

A market day in Igboland, no matter the nameAfor, Nkwor, Eke, Orie/Oyeis a memorable day for the community in which it is situated. It is a day everyone loves to see and be associated with, age or financial situation notwithstanding. Benevolence, love, and peaceful interaction abound. Nkwor Market Day at Osina has special features associated with it and various cultural activities that culminate on Nkwor day. You need to be there to experience it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504985727

Joseph O. E. Ohanugo

I was born in Nigeria to a well-knit family with exceptional coherence. I was brought up by parents who were both my parents and my friends—a cordial relationship existed. This has empowered me to tell the stories of my childhood experiences. I hold Higher Elementary Teachers Training Certificate in Nigeria before transitioning to the United States of America. I hold an MBA degree in finance from Saint Joseph University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduation from Saint Joseph University, I returned to Nigeria. For twenty years I worked as a company director in the family trading business, Ohanugo Brothers & Associates Limited, which was based in Lagos, Nigeria. As a director, I was in charge of sales and human resources. While in Nigeria, I served as National General Secretary of Nigerian Association of Masters of Business Administration (NAMBA), an organization for holders of an MBA degree in Nigeria. I am an author of the book The Escape, which was published in 2011. I am a Christian by faith, and I was a church organist for many years. At present, I work part-time with the School District of Philadelphia. I am happily married, with two adorable sons and a daughter and some grandchildren.

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The

NKWOR

Market Day

Joseph O. E. Ohanugo

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Contents

THE NKWOR MARKET DAY

OSINA

MARKET DAYS

MARKET DAY

FOOD MENU ON NKWOR DAY

CHILDREN ON NKWOR DAY

Glossary

Acknowledgement

The book is dedicated to the memory of my parents.

THE NKWOR MARKET DAY

Nigeria is a country with a population of over one hundred and seventy million. The people speak over one hundred and forty languages. These languages denote the ethnicity of Nigeria. One of the prominent ethnic group in Nigeria is the Ibo tribe. The Ibos speak the Igbo language. The Ibos inhabit most of the Eastern States of Nigeria

OSINA

Legends have it that Osina, Uzii and Umualaoma (pronounced Umu-ala-oma) have common ancestral heritage. Being brothers therefore, they have common god- onamiri. A market-nkwor market is common to them all. There is Nkwor Osina, Nkwor Uzii and Nkwor Umualaoma. No animosity exist between these towns though they are five to ten miles / eight to sixteen kilometers away from each other.

Osina is referred to by the surrounding towns – Akokwa, Urualla, Uzii, Obodoukwu, Umualaoma, Akpuru as alaikei, meaning the land of the aged. This is so because historians have accounts of migration and settlement of the migrants in various towns around Osina,