The Goddess Effect
The culture of Africa is very distinctive, with each tribe having it's own special rituals and or beliefs, such as it’s religion. In the Nigerian Tribes, they rely very much on religion. Out of their religion, they worship different gods and goddesses. One of the goddesses which they worship happens to be the most significant out of all in the book. The Goddess with the most consequentiality is Ani, The Earth Goddess, which owns all the land. Ani additionally avails play an astronomically immense part in the Igbo society. The Earth Goddess that is mentioned in "Things Fall Apart" is called Ani, The Earth Goddess that owns all land. The tribe respects her very much, as they do the rest of the Gods and Goddesses. Ani is seen …show more content…
It is mentioned that Sacrifice is a common way of worship towards her. "..You will bring to the shrine of Ani tomorrow one she-goat, one hen, a length of cloth and a hundred cowries." (4.22) They believe that if you give up something to Her, she will bestow her blessings or forgiveness upon to the said person. .They also have established a holiday to give thanks to Ani, The Feast of The New Yam, where everyone gives thanks to her, as not only is she the goddess of the land and or crops, She is also responsible for fertility and death, connected by a chain. “The Feast of the New Yam was approaching and Umuofia was in a festival mood. It was an occasion for giving thanks to Ani, the earth goddess and the source of all fertility. Ani played a greater part in the life of the people than any other deity. She was the ultimate judge of morality and conduct. And what was more, she was in close communion with the departed father of the clan whose bodies had been committed to the earth.She is also known as the ultimate judge of morality and conduct.” (Achebe,5.1 She has many good reasons of why she holds the most significance towards the tribes.
Ani is not just a goddess of the blessings for the land, she also gives consequences to those who do not respect the law, or her herself.. When a tribe member disobeys, they have to sacrifice something to her that is of great value to them, such as crops, or animals. “...You will bring to the shrine of Ani tomorrow one she-goat, one hen, a length of cloth and a hundred cowrie..” (Achebe,4.36). If you don’t apologize, you might have some adversity during the harvest season. Sacrifice seems to be away of covering and compensating for the wrongs you have done, in not only Her eyes, but also the tribe
The culture of Africa is very distinctive, with each tribe having it's own special rituals and or beliefs, such as it’s religion. In the Nigerian Tribes, they rely very much on religion. Out of their religion, they worship different gods and goddesses. One of the goddesses which they worship happens to be the most significant out of all in the book. The Goddess with the most consequentiality is Ani, The Earth Goddess, which owns all the land. Ani additionally avails play an astronomically immense part in the Igbo society. The Earth Goddess that is mentioned in "Things Fall Apart" is called Ani, The Earth Goddess that owns all land. The tribe respects her very much, as they do the rest of the Gods and Goddesses. Ani is seen …show more content…
It is mentioned that Sacrifice is a common way of worship towards her. "..You will bring to the shrine of Ani tomorrow one she-goat, one hen, a length of cloth and a hundred cowries." (4.22) They believe that if you give up something to Her, she will bestow her blessings or forgiveness upon to the said person. .They also have established a holiday to give thanks to Ani, The Feast of The New Yam, where everyone gives thanks to her, as not only is she the goddess of the land and or crops, She is also responsible for fertility and death, connected by a chain. “The Feast of the New Yam was approaching and Umuofia was in a festival mood. It was an occasion for giving thanks to Ani, the earth goddess and the source of all fertility. Ani played a greater part in the life of the people than any other deity. She was the ultimate judge of morality and conduct. And what was more, she was in close communion with the departed father of the clan whose bodies had been committed to the earth.She is also known as the ultimate judge of morality and conduct.” (Achebe,5.1 She has many good reasons of why she holds the most significance towards the tribes.
Ani is not just a goddess of the blessings for the land, she also gives consequences to those who do not respect the law, or her herself.. When a tribe member disobeys, they have to sacrifice something to her that is of great value to them, such as crops, or animals. “...You will bring to the shrine of Ani tomorrow one she-goat, one hen, a length of cloth and a hundred cowrie..” (Achebe,4.36). If you don’t apologize, you might have some adversity during the harvest season. Sacrifice seems to be away of covering and compensating for the wrongs you have done, in not only Her eyes, but also the tribe