Editing Odinala (section)

===Kola nut===
[[File:Kolanut bowl (ọkwa ọjị), Nigeria, Igbo people, early 20th century, wood - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01783.jpg|thumb|alt=An image of a kola nut bowl in a museum showcase, it is wooden, round and brown and a small compartment is at the centre with a lid featuring animal faces carved on.|An ókwá ọ́jị̀ bowl in the Chazen Museum of Art, [[Wisconsin]]]]
[[Kola nut]] ({{Transliteration|ig|ọ́jị̀}}, or {{Transliteration|ig|ọ́jị̀ Ìgbò}}) offerings and prayers ({{Transliteration|ig|ị́gọ́ ọ́jị̀}}, 'kola nut blessing', {{Transliteration|ig|ị́wá ọ́jị̀}}, 'kola nut breaking') can be performed personally between one and his spirit or in a group in a form of a prayer or chant. The saluter addresses their personal god or chi as well as alusi and their ancestors.<ref name="agbadiere"/> These kola nuts are held in a special round bowl called {{Transliteration|ig|ọ́kwá}} with a compartment at the centre of the bowl for condiments for the kola nut such as [[alligator pepper]] (or ''capsicum cayenne'', {{Transliteration|ig|ósẹ̀ ọ́jị́}})<ref name="agbadiere"/> and ground peanuts. The bowl and kola nut rite is used to welcome visitors into a household.<ref>{{cite book |first=Anthony Chike |last=Idigo |title=Oji: cola acuminata-Oji Igbo: the cornerstone of Igbo traditional ceremonies |publisher=Snaap Press |page=26 |year=2002 |isbn=9780491732}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=George Uzoma |last=Ukagba |title=The Kpim of Feminism: Issues and Women in a Changing World |publisher=Trafford Publishing |page=194 |year=2010 |isbn=978-1426924071 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vaJIMRO9-cgC&pg=PA194 |access-date=2015-04-04}}</ref><ref name="eboh2004">{{cite book |first=Simeon Onyewueke |last=Eboh |title=African Communalism: The Way to Social Harmony and Peaceful Co-existence |publisher=Transaction Publishers |page=143 |year=2004 |isbn=3889397158}}</ref> After the prayer, the ceremony ends with the saluter sharing pieces of the kola with the group, known as {{Transliteration|ig|ị́ké ọ́jị̀}}. The kola is supposed to cut by hand, but more recently knives have become acceptable. When the cola has three cotyledons, or parts, it is considered an {{Transliteration|ig|ọ́jị̀ ìkéǹgà}} in some northern communities (going by other names in communities Ikenga does not operate) and is considered a sign of great luck, bravery and nobility. {{Transliteration|ig|O wetalu oji wetalu ndu}} — 'one who brings kola brings life' is a popular saying that points to the auspiciousness of the kola rite.<ref name="eboh2004"/><ref name="udoye2">{{cite book |first=Edwin Anaegboka |last=Udoye |title=Resolving the Prevailing Conflicts Between Christianity and African (Igbo) Traditional Religion Through Inculturation |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |page=142 |year=2011 |isbn=978-3643901163}}</ref>