#Ibo people

[languagexs]

Exploring the Rich Culture of the Ibo People in Nigeria: A Comprehensive Guide to One of the Largest Single Ethnic Groups

Disclosing the Rich Tapestry of Igbo Heritage: An in-depth examination of Nigeria’s Dynamic Culture Nigeria’s Igbo people are an enthralling ethnic group with a rich history, colorful customs, and a significant influence on African culture. This essay explores the fundamentals of Igbo culture, looking at its traditions, historical foundations, and remarkable resilience in the face of adversity.…

[kaxtwenty]

The further I get into season 2, the more it becomes apparent to me that Mikazuki has some self-worth issues.

Insane ramblings and heavy spoilers for IBO under the cut, be warned.

He seems like the type of person who’s self-worth is defined by how useful he feels to those he cares about. His dream is to become a farmer, but despite his repeated attempts, his crops mostly just wither and die. He tries to educate himself, but he struggles more with reading and writing than other other kids. And when people point out how he’s improved, he downplays his progress. It feels like he’s kinda given up on his dream of becoming a farmer and being anything other than Tekkadan’s (Orga’s) strongest soldier.

Mika still wants to become a farmer, but he doesn’t seem to think that it’s truly feasible for him. So he leans harder into what he’s already good at: fighting. This adds an interesting element to his relationship with Kudelia. As her life’s goal is to create a world where children aren’t exploited for conflict and wars are prevented. Mika doesn’t know how he’s supposed to exist in Kudelia’s world 'cause he is a direct product of the current world, where wars happen and children are raised to fight them. In Kudelia’s world, people like Mikazuki don’t exist, which leaves him in an awkward spot—at least from his pessimistic perspective.

So all of this just leads him back to Orga. His relationship with Orga is wrought with some serious codependency issues, but it’s where he feels the most useful, as he’s been Orga’s muscle for as long as they’ve known each other. Orga’s always ending up in a fight with someone too big for him and Mika’s always gonna take that person down regardless of the consequences to himself. This is their cycle and eventually it’s gonna hurt Mika in a way that will make his dream harder to achieve. But like I said, it’s where he’s the most useful and he considers himself a lost cause anyway.

I just think it’s…sad how everyone, including Orga, seems to have more faith in Mikazuki’s dream than he does.

[wordsandrobots]

Some new pictures of MG Vidar from a recent event have gone up at Gundam Info. Glad to see they have overcome the vital engineering challenge of 'letting it high-kick', which as we know is essential to accurately replicating this particular mobile suit.

[local-redhead-bookworm]

McGillis Fareed did a lot wrong, but if you saw everything that happened with Almiria and concluded that he was the problem and not a result of the problem, you missed the point

[wherethesaladthingsare]

just finished rewatching iron blooded orphans, my heart is broken open again

[kydoesthings1]

As I have lived in anger

[bronanlynch]

rewatching the palisade intro amv (for my agonies) and got absolutely emotionally kneecapped by all of the ibo clips that I had forgotten were in there which does mean it's feeling normal abt ibo o' clock. rip tekkadan you would've loved millennium break

[jtavington]

So I started watching IBO and why oh why can't I have a series with the grit and political focus of this show that treats women, the disabled, and fat people like WFM.

[qqchurch]

the one thing I'm sad about gwitch is that there were so few moments where Suletta went apeshit

like, yeah, unfiltered Permet Score 5 Calibarn vs dozens of Gundnodes and Aerial was cool too, but it would've been nice to see more of the Suletta that danced through the entirety of the Grassley team for a little bit more

alas, episode constraints

[asuccessfulbusinessman]

Scrolling through the GWitch tag makes me realize that if Mikazuki IBO and Orga IBO had a more dynamic relationship, the show would have done numbers here.

[kaxtwenty]

Mikazuki loves Atra and Kudelia so much and so purely, but his life as a child soldier has left him so traumatized and emotionally stunted that he doesn’t know what to do with that love most of the time. So he’s just confused by them. Confused by what they see in him, cause he views himself as a weapon first and foremost. Everything else is just a dream he gave up on.

But that moment at the end of episode 44, I think he finally stopped trying to understand it. When confronted with a crying Atra, confessing her unconditional love for Mika and her fear of losing him, he just hugged her. He can’t understand her or Kudelia’s love for him, but he doesn’t want them to cry, so he’ll stop trying to understand and instead try to return that love.

Mika doesn’t know what he can be in a world without fighting, but he knows that they’ll accept him into their lives regardless.

[cpirits]

(( @red-head-courage said:

"And Who Are You?"

Send “And Who Are You?” and I will respond with either an under-used, unfamiliar, or otherwise brand new Muse. // accepting

The boy looked up from his place on the scratchy cot he had been resting on. It was odd someone would be calling on him that he didn't know. He used his good arm, ( the left one ) to kind of push himself as much as he could on his side to see them with his good eye, blinking ( also on the left side ).

"You want to know?" He queried back in a soft voice, dark fringes falling into his face. He wished he could fully sit up, to better greet them, but his whole right side was completely useless... Unless he was hooked up to the Gundam. Sighing, he tried to half roll over, but the attempt was futile -- he should have called Eugene to haul him into a chair, but the point was moot. He'd stay where he was.

Taking a breath, he finally replied to the person standing there in the doorway. "Mikazuki Augus, a member of Tekkadan." Straight and to the point, that was how he was.

Mikazuki Augus of Sunrise's ( MOBIlE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS )

[hibiscus-ships]

This is kind of why I kind of wish the 1% theory of fandom was common knowledge. When your community gets larger, the amount of shitty people in your space will increase proportionately, and 5 shitty fans in a 500 person fandom are easier to ignore and/or contain than 50,000 shitty fans in a 5,000,000 person fandom.

Voltron was something else, though. I don't think human beings were built to handle 8 seasons in 2 years. 🌺

a lot of people especially youtube drama channels will act like certain fan bases are bad because of something inherent to them that somehow makes them worse than other fans of anything else when pretty much the whole time it's because said thing is just very popular not because it has some magical property of generating shitty behavior. there have been multiple instances where something i like started out as fairly niche and then explodes in popularity and every single time that happens the experience of being in the fan community gets significantly worse

[kydoesthings1]

something came over me

[kemetic-dreams]

The Igbo people (English: /ˈiːboʊ/ EE-boh,US also /ˈɪɡboʊ/ IG-boh; also spelled Ibo and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe,Eboans,Heebo;natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group in Nigeria. They are primarily found in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. A sizable Igbo population is also found in Delta and Rivers States. Ethnic Igbo populations are found in Cameroon,Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, as migrants as well as outside Africa. There has been much speculation about the origins of the Igbo people, which are largely unknown.Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River—an eastern (which is the larger of the two) and a western section.The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.

[blue-lotus333]

💕Goddesses of love💕

Aphrodite: Greek Goddess of love, beauty, sex and lust.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, emerged from the sea in a scallop shell and sailed to Cyprus. She possessed a magical girdle and had many lovers, including Ares and Adonis. Ares killed Adonis out of jealousy, leading to the creation of anemones. Adonis became a god split between the Underworld and Earth due to Aphrodite's love. She travels with the Three Graces and bestows joy, brilliance, and abundance upon mortals. She aids in romantic love and is associated with myrtles, roses, and anemones.

Freya: Norse Goddess of love, war, fertility and magic.

Freya, the Norse goddess of love and ruler of war and death. She mediated conflict between warring groups of Norse gods and established peace in Asgard. She is known for her beauty, sorcery, and sexuality, as well as for riding a cat-drawn golden chariot. Freya wears a falcon-feathered cloak that allows her to move quickly between heaven and Earth and has an enormous palace in Asgard where she celebrates with the souls she chooses from the battlefield. In one myth, she obtains the famous amber necklace, Brisingamen, from four dwarves by sleeping with them, beauty for beauty.

Oshun: African Goddess of love, beauty, prosperity & femininity.

Oshun is a goddess of love in the Yoruba religion. She is one of the 7 orishas and the source of power for all the other orishas. Oshun has the ability to make all things flow in the universe through her love and strength. She played a significant role in encouraging Ogun, father of civilization, to continue creating. Oshun is the only goddess who can carry messages between the mortal world and the Supreme Creator in heaven. In Nigeria, there is an annual ceremony called Ibo-Osun where women dance for Oshun during a feast of yams, with the best dancer winning Oshun's favor and becoming the village adviser on healing and fertility.

Parvati: Hindu Goddess of love, fertility, harmony and motherhood.

Parvati is a golden Hindu goddess known for love and devotion, forming a holy trinity with Saraswati and Lakshmi. She was born in the Himalayan mountains and embodies nurturing feminine energy. Parvati won over her husband, Shiva, through patience and determination in asceticism. Parvati is the creator of her son Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. She is also worshiped for her strength and ferocity. In one legend, she transformed into the fearsome goddess Kali-ma to overcome & destroy demons who threaten the earth, showing her protective nature.

Guan yin: Buddhist Goddess of compassion, love, peace and kindness.

Guan Yin, originally a mortal princess named Miao Shan, was known for her compassion and kindness. Despite her father's cruelty, she devoted herself to helping others and performing miracles. After her death, she chose to remain in human form as a bodhisattva to help suffering beings, eventually becoming a goddess. By simply invoking her name, people can receive protection from harm. Guan Yin is often depicted in a white gown on a lotus throne and is revered by her followers as a symbol of love, compassion & purity. Her devotees often follow her vegetarian diet on her sacred days. Guan yin is not only the goddess of compassion, but the literal personification of it.

Hathor: Egyptian Goddess of fertility, love, womanhood and the sky.

Hathor, ancient Egyptian goddess of love and joy, has been revered for over 3,000 years. Known as the Gentle Cow of Heaven, she provided milk to the Sun God Ra, making him and other pharaohs divine. Hathor created the Milky Way and is often depicted wearing a crown with cow horns. She is worshipped through joyful ceremonies of music and dance and is the most beloved goddess in ancient Egyptian belief. Hathor is also the goddess of the Underworld, protector of females, and champion of romantic bonds. She can appear in different forms and her symbols are the sistrum and hand mirror.

Laka: Hawaiian Goddess of love, wilderness, the hula & music.

Laka is a Polynesian goddess of love and wilderness who taught humans the art of the hula dance. She is married to the fertility god Lono, and rain is considered a sacred time for them. Dancers in training build altars to Laka with her favorite flowers and plants, and offerings are taken down to the ocean after performances to thank her for her blessing. She is a Goddess who rules over all vegetation. Plants sacred to her are: maile, Lama, hala pepe, `ie`ie, ki, `ôhia lehua, `ôhelo, and palai.

Aine: Irish Goddess of the summer, love, wealth and light.

Áine is a powerful and loving fairy queen in Irish legend, associated with agriculture, animals, and light. She is celebrated at the Midsummer Festival in Limerick, where people run up her hill to seek her blessing. She is also a survivor of sexual abuse in legends, where she shows strength and guides women to empowerment. Áine is depicted with red hair, a headband of stars, and surrounded by her animals. She can transform into a red mare who is unbeatable in speed.

Xochiquetzal: Aztec Goddess of fertility, beauty, flowers and love.

Xochiquetzal was a powerful and complex Aztec goddess known for her beauty and seductive nature. She was worshipped as a patroness of lovers and prostitutes, encouraging love-making for pleasure rather than reproduction. Despite her associations with sexual relationships, she also had the ability to absolve humans of sins unrelated to sex. She was married to the water god, Tlaloc, and was considered a consort to the creator deity, Tezcatlipoca. Xochiquetzal was widely worshipped and honored through great rituals that included acts of sacrifice and confessions.

Ishtar: Mesopotamian Goddess of love, war, fertility and power.

One of the oldest goddesses in the world, Ishtar, the goddess of war and sexual love, was the queen of heaven. Ishtar is considered a member of the special class of Mesopotamian gods called the Anunnaki. Ishtar is often called Inanna, she is also an astral deity, linked to the planet Venus, and was worshipped widely in the ancient Middle East. She was known as the Queen of the Universe and had powers attributed to various other gods. Ishtar was the very first goddess of love, Mesopotamians described her in her many legends and poems as young and strikingly beautiful, with piercing, penetrating eyes.