OKAZI FESTIVAL IN EMII

EMII TOWN UNION (FED) LAGOS

THE OKAZI FESTIVAL IN EMII{IMO STATE}

Okazi akuruoche festival is an annual event the commenced centuries ago by “OCHE, he is the legendary father of Emii {OMENYI} and his ten sons continued these through ages.

“Okazi Akuruoche” is a feast to show the end of “Akuruoche” season which spans from the end of a farming season to the beginning of another farming season. This is from October to January of a new year. During this of “Akuruoche”, Emii people are required to keep absolute peace. They are forbidden from violence, fighting, quarreling and even litigations. During this period burials are done on a low key, with absolute absence of certain rites. The violation of these rules attracts the penalty of “Nde oha Akuruoche”. These are the old people in the area who represent “Oche” and his ten sons.

Oche is believed to be one of the early men, the wanderers that sojourned many forests and finally settled at the old Orie-emii forest. Although his genealogy could not be easily trace.

While in the forest the most important thing that gave Oche the greatest joy was the general presence of Okazi vegetables. He identified this vegetables in his early life, as a wanderer through a bird named “Okpo”. This bird is one of the largest  bird and it’s only found in thick forests. It’s food is mostly Okazi leaf, the wanderer watch at how the bird devoured this leaf and concluded that if the leaf was poisonous the bird would have died. Instinctively but cautiously too, oche plucked some Okazi leaves, tasted them and started eating them. The taste of the Okazi was so palatable as it was appetizing and nourishing. The more oche  ate the leaves the healthier he became. He then made it his best vegetable. The Okazi leaves looked very green, he ate this vegetables more than any other vegetables in his entire life. He was the first person tha discovered Okazi among all other vegetable to be special. He provided the adage that of all leaves in the forest it’s only Okazi leaf that was chosen. Before he died, he summoned all his ten sons and every body in his domain to his affairs.

To the ten sons “Oche“ said that he would give his blessings to them and give them parting gift.

To all his dependant i.e. those he acquired during hunting expeditions and inter communal wars, “Oche” promised libration but all these he said will take place on the condition that, there will be absolute peace and tranquility during the period now known as “AKURUOCHE” season.

The ten sons of Oche today has metamorphosed into ten villages in order of seniority. UMUORISHA, UMUDULU, NKPEHI, MGBAHIRI, UMUOLU, EZIALA, UMUEBE, UBAH, UMUAWUKA, and EMEOHE.   

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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

A juvenile is a young person.

Juvenile delinquent is a young person who regularly commits crimes.

First, we need to know the meaning of crime; crime is a serious offense punishable by law.

when a youngster involves him/herself in crimes such as smoking, stealing taking hard drug, sexual immorality, violence and the likes of them all, that child is said to be juvenile delinquent, when such is the case, the child is usually taken to juvenile homes where their disorder is corrected or where they are disciplined.

WHO SHOULD BE BLAME?

The parent and the youngster are to be blamed.

REASON

With reference to the bible, the parent ought to train up their  children in the way they should go so that when they grow up, they will not depart from it. but recently, parents are doing otherwise, they pursue their career with keen interest, leaving their children out of their priorities. as a result of neglect, their children become adventurous and sometimes end up committing crimes in their quest to discovering things for themselves .

And to the youngster, it is said that 'show me your friend and i will tell you who you are' 

it will not be an over-statement to say that some youngsters end up becoming delinquent after despite the proper upbringing. this is due to PEER PRESSURE. probably to please their peers so as so to have to have a sense of belonging or to join what is in vogue and leave in crime. they do this ignorant of the fact that they're bringing destruction upon themselves.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, parents and their youngsters need to have a good relationship. the parents should pay attention to their youngsters and listen to them because most youngsters are highly inquisitive. The youngsters on the other hand, should learn to hake to instructions of their parents and live Godly and morally justified life. By so doing, they will attain their dreams and become a blessing, not a liability to the society at large.

DOCTOR PAUL

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LETTER OF THE MONTH

 Dear January,

How is February and march. please tell April and may that June is very ill, but July has taken him to august hospital and there he met September. the nurse who took over his treatment, your friend, October lives near the hospital, please send my greeting to November.

It is I december.

GOVERNOR PAUL

TEAR SHOT

A good footballer was playing an important match one day and as the game progressed, the man started dribbling as usual but then got near the opposing goal keeper when suddenly his coach shouted excitedly "Tear Shot"

 The player stopped the dribbling and tore the shot he was wearing instead of shooting at the goal.

THE ILLITERATE

There was once an illiterate who had not seen a clock before but wanted to know how to read time. one day, his father returned home with a clock. and it happened that the following morning his father asked hm to go and check what time it was.

The boy went in and madly ran out at once shouting; papa, they are in fierce battle the big one is on top of the small one. papa, please , come and separate them, unless you want this someone to die;

Actually, the time was 12' o clock. when his father heard him, he burst into laughter and said "This stupid boy will not kill me oooo!!!!