In my that was prepared, I was reminded of the time when I was in Nigeria. I am a full-blooded Nigerian although I was born in the United States. My ethnic background is Igbo (Ibo) which is one of the three major ethnic cultures of Nigeria – the other two being Hausa and Yoruba. In order to understand certain rituals that took place during my observation, I feel it is proper to give a small insight of the Igbo people. Igbo people inhabit the large and fertile region of the lower Niger River and its adjoining territories. The population ....