In daily life many people eat there meals in different ways. In Umuofia the people ate the yams first. Yam pottage was served because yams always came first. Yams were the main crop and are sacred. Yams were important in daily life, and that is why they ate them first. This incident took place when the kinmen met to discuss personal matters. Then they ate the meal like they always do.

In every day life the meals were eaten a certian way every time. As the broken Kola nuts were passed around, Okonkwo's wives and children and those who came to help them with the cooking, began to bring out the food. This happened when the kinsmen met to discuss matters. The women brought out the food like they always do at every meal. I like this idea, but it degrates women.

People in Umuofia celebrated time to time in daily life. Nyoke's married carried a basket of coco yams, a cake of salt and smoked fish, which she would present Obierika's uri. She was getting many gifts, and it was a proud time. Family was the proudest time in a tribe. The Umuofian's celebrated all the time in daily life. I think it is very important to celebrate happy times.