Question

Why do you think the Igbo people have so much superstition surrounding ogbanje children? Select all that apply. They believe in reincarnation (life after death). o They do not have any medical or scientific explanations concerning infant mortality. O So many children die in infancy that it helps ease the emotional pain of their deaths. All the other villages have the same belief.​

Answer 1

They believe in reincarnation (life after death).

They do not have any medical or scientific explanations concerning infant mortality.

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Answer 2

In Igbo language, the literal translation of Ogbanje is "children who come and go". The reasons why the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria have so much superstition surrounding Ogbanje children are as follows:

1. They do not have any medical or scientific explanations concerning infant mortality.
2. They believe in reincarnation (life after death).