![]() The Reverend Father purportedly saw the snake crawling on the altar while Mass was being celebrated and he waved the tradition aside, killed the snake and put it in a bottle.Īccording to the corps member whose Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) was the Modern Secondary School (MSS) Mpu, built by Senator Ike Ekweremadu in fulfillment of his electioneering campaign to his people, immediately the Rev. Orjiene, killed one of the green snakes popularly called ‘Aka’ in the local language. Joseph Catholic Church, where the parish Priest, Rev. She said she was also privy to an incident that happened during a Sunday Mass celebration at St. ![]() Narrating her experience in the community, a youth corps member who pleaded not to be mentioned in print told our reporter that she was shocked when the rules were reeled out to her while she was still at the orientation camp in Awgu. This development, according to most visitors in Aninri who spoke with DAILY POST has become a major challenge to the development of the area as it’s difficult for most visitors to cope under some rules tied to some species of snake. Residents must welcome green snakes any time they crawl to their homes, and whoever kills any of them must give it a befitting burial or faces grave consequences. The rules therefore are that no one kills the snake under any circumstance. ![]() The Aninri people believe that their ancestral fathers were protected by the green snake during the civil war. This is particularly the case of Mpu in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.ĭAILY POST reporter, David Ujah Abakpa, who visited the community, observed that the status of green snakes is equivalent to their traditional gods, and just like other ancestral worships in African religion, green snakes are sacred. When extant cultures and traditions are gradually being eroded, some communities are still stuck to their old ways and are constantly in conflict with modern worldviews and cosmology, especially Christianity. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |