Yoruba
is the most civilized tribe in Nigeria’’ yesss, genuine Igbos and
Hausas confirmed this. Yoruba is the most educated tribe in Nigeria, of
course, no doubt about that; the most accommodating; most peaceful and
the likes. These good attributes goes on and on. Then, ask yourself,
‘’is this as a result modern civilization?? Noooo!, you cannot tell me
you are more nicer than your parents. This is the heritage inherited
from our parents, believed to have also inherited from the fore-parents
who were more into cultural way of life.
Yoruba
culture teaches morals, values, mode of dressing and the likes. Though,
there were crude part of it, this is refined over time, it is normal in
any culture around the globe. Even, the so-called Christianity and
Islam were cruder than this before, it was refined over the years and
not abandoned. Nothing bad in accepting religion, which we think is
‘’Salvation’’ but why do we need to take it with their own culture as
well.
Jesus
died on the cross of Calvary, but did he instruct us to hang the
Symbolic Cross on our neck to immortalise him, that is Israelite
culture, ours is Bead (Ileke). I never see Nigerian children, using gold
plated ‘’Gun’’ as necklace because his/her father, Imam or Pastor is
killed by Gun or have you ever seen children of the Boko Haram victims
hanging bomb as necklace, Noooo!. That is their own culture and not part
of religious faith.
Arabs
use big turban (Lawani) because of the dust in their desert area, when
they were under-developed, my Muslim uncles would put on big turban
during naming ceremony being conducted in a very cool atmospheric
sitting room. They claim that, dressing like Mohammed (S.A.W) is
additional heavenly benefit.
Many
of my friends told me when they see beads as necklace, the person look
like Babalawo and ladies with ‘’waste beads’’ (Bebe) look like a
re-incarnated child ‘’Abiku’’..Haaba!!. Bead is just fashion thing
devised by our fore-parents, even they tattoo then. Living with white
people made me realise those wigs our ladies wear do not make them
beautiful, because Oyinbo have it natural and it looks better on them.
Then, I began to see the natural beauty in our hand weaving hairstyles,
C´mmon! Black beauty is more adorable in its natural form.
Immorality,
being tagged as civilization mixed with foreign culture taken upside
down, has eaten deep in us, you see ladies with chest lowered top &
the Cross of the necklace being lowered in-between the two ‘’treasures’’
of women, such scene recently took my attention. I was just staring at
it until the girl asked me politely ‘’hey, are you fascinated by the
Jesus on the cross of Calvary, I answered, not really, I’m actually
interested in the two thieves behind him.
I
also noticed religious beliefs have even separated the Yoruba children
rather than uniting us, why going that far with religion my people! We
are known to be more accommodating going by our heritage.
When
you meet a loving Yoruba girl, her first JAMB question to you is ‘’are
you a Christian or muslim’’, even, having Yoruba name indicates Christianity
to her. Kai! me and many of my friends suffered from this JAMB question
during our hunting years until we devised a way of re-modifying our
names: Dauda becomes Dafo, Rahman to Raymond, Gani to Ganny, Jossiah to
Jossy, Sunday to Sunnel and Jide to Jaidous.
Even,
you have to deny your fathers’ house because of the message in-front
like ´´ Allahu Akbar’’ or ‘’ Covered with Blood of Jesus’’. Then you
tell your girl,,,’’you know, I’m in this city to study and I rented a
room here, I am from Lag meen’
Yorubas, we got all the swags naturally in our culture, let’s prevent it from fading away.
Written By: Raymond Ajeigbe
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