Why Are Religious Symbols Important
Symbols help people define and understand their culture because of the shared meanings of different symbols that are learned during the process of socialization, the process through which people learn the values, norms, beliefs, and expectations of their society.

How does religion influence your daily life?

Religion helps in creating an ethical framework and also a regulator for values in day to day life. This particular approach helps in character building of a person. In other words, Religion acts as an agency of socialization. Thus, religion helps in building values like love, empathy, respect, and harmony.

What are the significance of symbols in African traditional religion?

In Igbo culture, these symbolize life, unity, peace, prosperity, joy, sorrow, bad omen, festivals, rituals etc. Symbols are used as a very powerful instrument for indoctrination to maintain order in African societies in general and in Igbo land in particular.

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