{"id":490,"date":"2020-07-16T11:56:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T11:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking-the-silence.online\/index.php\/2020\/07\/16\/in-nigeria-divorces-are-hardly-ever-discussed-in-public\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T06:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:25:06","slug":"in-nigeria-divorces-are-hardly-ever-discussed-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/2020\/07\/16\/in-nigeria-divorces-are-hardly-ever-discussed-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"In Nigeria, divorces are hardly ever discussed in public."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cynthia\u2019s period pad initiative has become a powerful symbol in a conservative country where discussions<\/strong> around menstruation and sexual health are often seen as taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Islam\u00a0<\/span>is opposed to same-sex partners, which is a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Killing oneself or committing suicide<\/strong> is a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in Igboland<\/a>, and so much frowned upon by both man<\/strong> and gods<\/strong> that the victim of suicide<\/strong> must never be buried within the community<\/strong>. \u00bb His body<\/strong> is cursed and must never be buried in the land, but in the Forbidden Forest or outside the town<\/strong> to prevent such evils<\/strong> from befalling others in the community<\/strong>. \u00bb This is also a common taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> to the Yoruba people.
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An Osu is an outcast<\/strong> within the caste system, and marrying one is considered a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> that must never be done. \u00bb An Osu or outcast<\/strong> is considered the property of the gods<\/strong> or a slave<\/strong> and descendant<\/strong> of slaves and must never be offered or taken for marriage<\/strong>. \u00bb Free-born men and women are expected to investigate the origins and social class of an individual to be certain he\/she is not an Osu before contracting marriage<\/strong>. \u00bb Even to this day, marriage<\/strong> proceedings have been stopped because investigations<\/strong> discovered either family was a descendant<\/strong> of an osu. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Wine carrying: In the old days till the new year, 2020, when a man<\/strong> likes a woman, he reaches out to his kinsmen, carries a calabash<\/strong> of fresh palm wine<\/strong>, and heads<\/strong> to the lady\u2019s house<\/strong> to ask her dad for her hand in marriage<\/strong>. \u00bb He lifts the keg on his head till he reaches the house<\/strong> and it is a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> for the calabash<\/strong> of wine<\/strong> to fall on the way. \u00bb If this happens, the man<\/strong> is supposed to turn back and change his mind about marrying from that particular house<\/strong>. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Igbos see them as the reincarnation of ancestors so they refer to this reptile as \u00bbour father. \u00bb \u00ab5. \u00bb Suicide: Taking your own life is a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in Igboland<\/a> and any culprit will not be buried within the community<\/strong>. \u00bb The body<\/strong> will be cursed and laid to rest in the Forbidden Forest or outside the town<\/strong> to prevent any evil from befalling other members of the community<\/strong>. \u00bb
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Oba Yakubu Buari, the Olomu of Omupo, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, on Wednesday, described it as a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> to sell pounded yam, one of Nigeria<\/a>\u2019s delicacies, in the town<\/strong>. \u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the traditional ruler, different communities in Yoruba Kingdoms have their taboos<\/span><\/strong> and Omupo is no exception. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Buari said that the violators of the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in the past, battered themselves to death with the pestles. \u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The monarch said that apart from getting killed with the pestles, the violators of the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> could also be hit with spiritual affliction. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Nigeria<\/a>\u2019s Election Is Shattering Political Taboos<\/p>\n

On Feb. \u00bb 16, Nigerians will go to the polls for a presidential election. \u00bb At stake is not only who will be president but also fundamental issues about the structure of the Nigerian state and relations between its constituent units. \u00bb Who should control the country\u2019s oil resources and security forces? In which areas should the federal and state governments have preeminence over each other? These previously taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> questions have been elevated as key topics on the national political agenda. \u00bb Regardless of who wins, President Muhammadu Buhari<\/a> of the ruling All Progressives Congress and his main opposition rival, Atiku Abubakar<\/a> of the People\u2019s Democratic Party, have opened the door to political forces they cannot control or stop. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Narrating her ordeal, Blessing said, \u00abmy parents told me that if I am not cut, I won\u2019t be privileged to attend their burial and if I die uncut, I would be buried in the evil forest, because it is a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> for a girl not to be cut\u00bb. \u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In this part of Yobe state, snakes<\/strong>, of an unknown specie, are very reverred. \u00bb They are believed to be part of the royal family so it is taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> to kill this type of snake. \u00bb The snakes<\/strong> come out when the royals are celebrating or when they are mourning. \u00bb They have venom but do not harm people when they come out. \u00bb
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In Nigeria<\/a>, divorces are hardly ever discussed in public. \u00bb Family members are often reluctant admit that a marriage<\/strong> is in trouble. \u00bb Divorcees are still being stigmatied. \u00bb In fact, the idea of divorce is considered a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> and unfit for public discourse. \u00bb<\/p>\n

In Nigeria<\/a>, it is also taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> to speak about the death of a spouse. \u00bb Traditions and customs suggest that if the husband dies, the wife should be lonely for the rest of her life. \u00bb As for widowers, this rule certainly does not apply in quite the same way. \u00bb<\/p>\n

The text of this article was generated by the Breaking The Silence<\/a> system that collected 13<\/strong> news articles posted on the web from January 2019 to September 2020 and clustered for the taboo subjects related to Nigeria<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cynthia\u2019s period pad initiative has become a powerful symbol in a conservative country where discussions around menstruation and sexual health are often seen as taboo. Islam\u00a0is opposed to same-sex partners, which is a taboo. Killing oneself or committing suicide is a taboo in Igboland, and so much frowned upon by both man and gods that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44,46,580],"tags":[374,404,371,974,377,972,597,75,968,975,237,373,973,964,839,703,376,375,370,970,971,967,969,206,59,965,966,372],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1425,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions\/1425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}