Saturday, 30 March 2024

THE ROLES OF UMUNNA IN UBULU TRADITION:


In Ubulu, UMUNNA translates literally as 'KINDRED' group of people that descended from the lineage of same father, but not of same mother. When you hear someone says 'my father's side' the person is referring to his Umunna.
Umunna's have bond, they do so many things together as kindred.
Umunna helps in various ways such as marriage, organization of funeral rites and settlement of disputes.
In marriage, Umunna support their male bachelors with gifts.
During burial, Umunna equally facilitate the burial of male members of the clan. It is the duty of Umunna to dig the grave if they lose anyone to death.
Discipline: Umunna ensures strict adherence to law and order.
In situation where someone violates any laid down rules and regulations, Umunna usually visits the person with fines and other forms of punishment. Also, if there's any land dispute between members of a family, it's the Umunna who settles it by intervening, demarcating the boundaries to avoid further encroachment from the parties involved in the dispute ... So, in Ubulu tradition, if anything happens, Umunna should be your first point of call before going outside.

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