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Osu caste system
The Osu caste system is an ancient practice in Southeastern Nigeria that discourages social interaction and marriage with a group of persons called ''Osu'' (Igbo: outcast). ''Osu''s are dedicated to the deities (''Alusi'') of Igboland; they are considered as inferior beings and are usually separated from the ''Nwadiala'' or ''diala'' (Igbo: real born).
==Origin==
Oral history has it that an ''osu'' was a respected monk devoted to the service and worship of a deity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=THE EVIL OF THE OUTCAST SYSTEM )〕 The origin of the osu caste system can be traced back to the era when deities were believed to ask for human sacrifice during festivals in order to clean the land from abomination thus leading to the purchase of a slave by the people.〔Amadife, ‘The Culture That Must Die’ Sunday Times, March 23, 1988.〕 The osu caste system also has its origin traced to the Nri Kingdom. It is believed that the Nris possessed a hereditary power and thus do go about cleansing various kingdoms of abomination; any community that refuses to be cleansed are called ''osu''s. Another view on the history of the osu caste system centres on ostracization. This occurs when a person or group of persons who refuses the orders of a king or the decision of a community are banished from the community thus resulting to the victim and its generation being called ''osu''s.
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