Owan West is a
Local Government Area of
Edo State,
Nigeria
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. Its headquarter is in the town of Sabongidda Ora.
It has an area of 732 km and a population of 97,388 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
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of the area is 313.
Wedding customs
Wedding List is the list given to the intending groom looking to marry a woman from Sabongida Ora (Owan West). Everything on the list is to be purchased and presented at the traditional wedding ceremony (this is to be fixed and agreed on before list is given). The content of the list varies based on the family head, the standard however are;
#Bride's
dowry
A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment ...
(depends on the head of the family)
# Suitcase of clothes
# An umbrella
# A Small basin of
egusi seeds
# Twenty-one tubers of
yam
# One smoked/dried antelope
# Twenty-one
kola-nuts (double lobed)
# One large dried fish
# Twenty-one pieces of
bitter kola
# A keg of
palmwine
# Twenty-one pieces of
alligator pepper
Alligator pepper (also known as mbongo spice or hepper pepper) is a West African spice made from the seeds and seed pods of '' Aframomum danielli'', '' A. citratum'' or '' A. exscapum''. It is a close relative of grains of paradise, obtained from t ...
# Two bottles of
schnapps
Schnapps ( or ) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neu ...
# Two bottles of
dry gin
# Two kegs of
palm oil (25 litres)
# Two bags of salt
# One
she-goat
# A bottle of honey
# A packet of sugar
# Two cartons of beer
# Two cartons of malt drink
# Two crates each of 3 different
soda drinks i.e. Cola, Pepsi, Fanta, Mirinda, Sprite etc.
*Idegbe #500 (depends on family)
*Igele #500 (depends on family)
*Erahoin #1,000 (depends on family)
*Iyanhoin #500 (depends on family)
Towns and Village
Owan west is made up of three districts which houses several villages. the districts and some of the villages are listed below: District of Iuleha -: Aropo, Avbiognula, Avbiosi, Eruere, Ikpeyan, Iloje, Ivbiodohen, Oah, Obii camp, Ogha Okpuje and so on; District of Ora -: Eme-ora, Igho-usie, Ikpafolame, Ogakha, Ogbeturu, Oke, Orbiogharin, Sabongida-Ora, Sobe and so on; District of Ozalla-: Ozalla.
Economy
The crops grown in the local government includes-: Yams, Maize, Cassava, Plantain, Cocoa. The local government also hosts a number of market such as Sabo market, Uhonmora market, Ikhin Market, Uzebba market and Ozalla market.
Festivals
There are several festivals celebrated in Owan West Local government which includes; Obazu festival-: Obazu festival is held among the Aomas of Iuleha which is strictly restricted to men folks, Ohonomoimen festival of luleha (owan/oras clan,
Ivbamen or Ororuen festival of Ozalla in owan west, Oriminyan festival of oguta-Evbiame (owan/Oras clan e
''Economy and Occupation''
References
{{LGAs and communities of Edo State
Local Government Areas in Edo State