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Orji is an village in southeast Nigeria. It is located in the Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. This region is part of the ancient kingdom of Uratta. Orji is one of several settlements along the Owerri-Okigwe road, including Umuchoke, Umuogowerem, Umuogii, Umukehi, Umuodu, Umuimeka, Umundula, Umuasonye, and Aro. == History == The present day name of the village comes from various local legends about an ancestor who was called Orji. In one version, Orji had eight giant sons whose descendants made up the eight Kings of Orjiland. A ninth child, Aromao, brought the total to 9, but since she was a girl, she could not become royalty. A local saying, ''"Orji ri nchi asato Aro e me ya itoli,''" is often associated with this story. In another version, oral history recalls that the ancient patriarch Orji had five sons from his first wife (Choke, Ogowerem, Ogii, Kehi and Odu, in that order), followed by four children with his second wife: Odagu, Umuodagu-Mbieri, Imeka, and Umuimeka-Orji. Orji’s third wife had Ndula, while it is alleged that Asogamuonyeanya was a child of Orji's daughter, Mgboto, who is married to Mbieri. The severe nature of this marriage led to a war between Orji and Mbieri in those days, resulting in the returning of Asogamuonyeanya to Orji. Various disagreements surround the Orji story, which is remembered as a local creation myth with details spanning several generations. For example, one school of thought claims that Asogamuonyeanya, who is the father of another ancestor, Umuasonye, was actually the first child of Orji. These disagreements are important, because they continue to influence marriages between Orji descendants. The Aro-Orji Village as is popularly called is the smallest of the nine villages that make up Orji Autonomous Community. Situated between Umuodu and Umuogowerem, some other families (Orji and Onyeneke) live on the other side of the road on Umukehi land. Some other Nwosu and Okoroafor family members live in Umundula village. This situation is occasioned by the size of land which they occupy and as the families expand, they have need to seek new settlements to accomdate other family members. The Aros have a very strong culture and celebrate Aro Day annually on December 26 unless otherwise agreed by the Aro Family Meeting which comprises all the married adult males in the village. For the very first time in the history of Orji, the Aro Village came out tops and lifted the annual Orji Unity Football Cup trophy for 2014. This is a team that hardly fields 11 players owing to their size. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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