The Similarities Between Somali And Igbo Culture

This world is strange. There are more than seven billion people living on the different corners of the earth with different ways of life and different customs and beliefs. Different people value different things. Why? Because of culture and traditions established for thousand years ago by their ancestors helping connect individuals and communities through specific things. Belonging to a culture can provide individuals with an easy way to connect with people they share the same traditions and values. In addition to this, people have different backgrounds of life because of culture. Sometimes it is important to learn different cultures, for you to compare and contrast and learn how they are similar and dissimilar. In this essay, I will compare and contrast Somali and Igbo culture. They are similar in some ways, but different in others. For example, both Somali and Igbo people use proverbs, and they both use traditional plants as medicine to cure the sick people. On the other hand, Igbo people allow same gender marriage while Somali’s don’t, they crop different crops, and they domesticate different animals. …show more content…
Proverbs are one of the basic communications widely used in language and oral culture. In the book things fall apart, Chinua Achebe talks about Igbo culture and how proverbs are important to understand the Igbo culture. Achebe says,” proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.” Proverbs have special meaning, and they are also appropriate only for specific usage. It is crucial to always know the appropriate event and time to use Igbo proverbs in order to communicate the appropriate message and achieve the desired result. Meanwhile, Somali proverbs are also special for a specific event and they communicate special message in the same way every proverb