37thStateDOTcom: Ala- Igbo Earth Mother Goddess

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Ala is the Ibo Fertility Goddess of the earth. The Ibo people of Nigeria call her the mother of all things, but she is both the fertile earth and the empty field after the harvest. She is present at the beginning of the cycle of life, making children grow in their mother’s womb, and…

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    Ala is still NOT worshiped by the people in Igbo land. Most Igbos and by most i mean 97% of Ndi Igbos are Christians....
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    bolded for why my name ‘akwaeke’ (python’s egg) means something rare and precious. i love how my conservatively...
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