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Kola Nut

The Kola nut is a very important food in nigeria. It is used in weddings, and other formal parties. It signifies peace, friendship, hospitality, and everything else that is civil and peaceful. Once it was acually a currency. It is a seed from the kola tree that is found in western Africa and is a huge part of the Igbo tribe's culture. So far in this book the kola nut has only been seen when the charaters are making sacrifices to their Gods and nothing else.