Àégbûrû:
In Okunanoland, during the good old days.
It is the custom and a tradition of our people to make very serious enquiries about the lineage(àégbûrû) of any two persons wishing to contract a marriage relationship.
Why?
By so doing, they were able to control the spread of sickle cell anemia, epilepsy, diabetes, schizophrenia and many other mental diseases that were genetically driven.
There are also those àégbûrû in those days that are known as " àégbûrû-oshzi , àégbûrû-àéra " etc...
The fear of "Njó té àégbûrû-oshzi!" Or any other bad lineage is one of the paramount and silent rule(rites) that must be observed before any marriage is contracted.
How have marriages of today fared in the observation of this tradition?
Do we still observe this very important rule in Okunanoland today?
It's very important that we cultivate the knowledge of this important rite with the present generation who in turn must transmit the legacy.
The dangers associated with the failure to do this will be the subject of our next post...we will be sharing anecdotal reports from our research of Okunanoland!
Have a most pleasant day!
C. A
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