Widikum Cultural History
Oral Tradition holds that Widikum people originated from a hill near the villages of Bamben and Numben. Egun Oyimi is generally accepted as the ancestral home of all Widikum speaking ...
Widikum Culture
Widikum Culture: Death
In Widikum tradition, death brought together the whole village as a sign of love and solidarity to the bereaved family. We shall examine briefly what our tradition expects ...
Widikum Culture: Shrines
Within the Widikum clan, there are two shrines: Aton Oteng (all villages) Adulebeng (for Tikom village). The spirits of our ancestors are believed to live in the above shrines. Yearly celebrations ...
Widikum Dances
The Widikum people have two categories of dances: popular and secret dances. 1. Popular Dances The popular dances include the following: - Nchibe - Nkwe - Awaramei - Atangeh - Tiwara - Ejaah - Nkwim - Ogwet - Ikayi - Wanyam - Otaturoh 2. ...
Traditional Heathcare
The study of Widikum traditional health care includes the following aspects: 1. TRADITIONAL CURATIVE MEDICINE Before the introduction of modern medicines in Widikum, illnesses were treated by traditional healers or ...
Traditional Government
The villages are ruled by traditional structures under the leadership of the chief or Ofon. The quarter is governed by a quarterhead and all family heads, while the village is ...
Traditional Justice
Three methods were used to ensure traditional justice: 1. The Village Council. Disputes that could not be settled by the quarterhead were referred to the village council. Decisions taken were based on ...
Traditional Diplomacy
Traditional diplomacy was demonstrated in many ways including the following: 1. VISITS TO OTHER VILLAGES The Ofon or traditional ruler visited his colleagues of the neighboring villages and even beyond. ...
Traditional Marriage
Briefly, Widikum tradition requires that the following procedure relating to marriage should be respected: 1.Requests for acceptance (knock door) When a young man falls in love with a girl, he intends ...
Birth traditions
We shall examine briefly the birth celebrations of a single baby and that reserved for twins. 1.BIRTH CELEBRATION FOR A SINGLE BABY The birth of a child in the family is ...
Cultural Revival – Plan of Action
Culture either grows or it dies. As far as cultural revival is concerned, the committee proposed the following plan of action: The census of all aspects of Widikum culture per family ...