A society can not exist without a culture which is a
collective heritage handed down from generation that saves its members from
having to re-invent all adaptations; a culture presupposes the existence of a
group which gradually creates it, lives it out and communicates it. Although,
there is the intellectual aspect of culture, which includes; philosophy, myths,
and art forms, important symbols indeed, but they are not the only ones.
Culture in a distinct society can be recognized by the
traits which its members share. Our ways of making a living, our language, our
religious beliefs, dress, political organization, and all other aspects of life
are influenced by our culture. Culture can be seen through materials things – for example, furniture in
homes, art, and machines – but there
are also other aspects of culture, such as religious beliefs, family life, and
ways of spending leisure, which are not seen so easily. Music and dancing are
important aspects of traditional and modern culture in all societies.
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-western
Nigeria. On the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub
for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The
population of Kaduna was at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census. Rapid
urbanization over the past decade has created an increasingly large population,
now estimated to be around 1.3 million. Kaduna's name derives from the Hausa
word "kada" for crocodile ("kaduna" being the plural form).
History
It is generally believed that Zaria is one of the seven
Hausa States of the early 15th century and among the largest. The other name
for Zaria is Zazzau and the inhabitants are called Zage-zage or Zazzagawa.
Tradition has it that the name Zazzau is derived from a
famous sword which was honoured in those days by the Zazzagawa and helped to
give a kind of ethnic identity years before the recognition of any king by
Zaria people.
There were sixty "Habe" (the name given to Hausa
people before the Fulani conquest of Hausaland in 1804) rulers (Kings and
Queens) who rules Zaria town. The first ruler was called GUNGUMA, and the 22nd
was called Bakwa Turunku (it is still not certain whether Bakwa Turunku was a
male or a female).
Bakwa Turunku had two daughters and their names were always
linked to the history of Zazzau. The older daughter was called Amina, after
whom the original wall, which has a length of about 15 kilometres round the
city of Zaria is called. Zaria the younger daughter gave her name to the modern
emirate and its capital.
Aminna ruled Zaria had was known as a great warrior, her
territories stretching as far to Bauchi in the east and extending as far south
as the River Niger. She build a walled town wherever she conquered. Tradition
also maintains that Queen Amina was nnever married to a fulltime husband all
her life. She took a temporary husband where ever she sojourned and had him
killed the following morning so that he would never live to narrate his
experiences with her. Queen Amina died in Atagara in the present-day Niger
State near Bida during one of her campaigns.
According to an oral tradition, Zaria, Queen Amina's sister
married a king of Zazzau but later became bored with married life and decided
to escape to the north.
Kadunna State provides the meeting point of the earliest
histories of Nigeria. It is the home of Nok which gave its name to the oldest
culture of Nigeria - the Nok culture
People
The Hausa and some immigrants from the southern states
practice Islam and majori ty of the people in the southern LGAs profess
Christianity. The major Muslim festivals are the "Sallah"
celebrations of "ld-EIfitri" and "ld-EIKabir", while
Christmas, New Year and Easter are observed by the Christians.
The children come from the end of September to early July as
pupils in Quranic schools or dry season migrant workers ("yan cin
rani" in Hausa) and reside mostly in Zaria. Older in migrants, also come
into the cities as "Fadama" farmers and market gardening workers
("yan lambu" in Hausa).
Business Opportunities
Kaduna state is blessed with minerals which include clay,
serpentine, asbestos, amethyst, kyannite, gold, graphite and siltimanite
graphite, which is found in Sabon Birnin Gwari, in the Birnin Gwari local
government. This is an important raw material used in the manufacture of
pencils, crucibles, electrodes, generator brushes and other sundry parts.
Kaduna is an industrial center of Northern Nigeria,
manufacturing products like textiles, machinery, steel, aluminum, petroleum
products and bearings. However, the textile industry has been declining because
of factory closings due to neglect during military rule and competition with
Chinese imports.
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