Young Lady Breaks Silence After Attending August Meeting With Women in Her Husband's Town

• A lady who joined other women to attend the 2024 August meeting in her husband's town has shared her experience
• The lady said her husband was from Owerri, Imo state, and attending the August meeting was a must for her
• In a video she posted on TikTok, she was seen dressed nicely in a wrapper as she joined fellow women at the yearly event

A Nigerian lady came online to share her experience after attending the 2024 August meeting.

The lady said the August meeting was compulsory for her after she got married.

According to Achalaugu, her husband was from Owerri, Imo state, and attending the August meeting was a must.

She was spotted in a video getting ready for the annual event, which is popular in the southeast.

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Achalugo said she had fun during the event, which involved dancing and other fun activities.

What is August meeting all about?

August meeting is popular and important in many south eastern communities.

A research article written by A. Odoemene and published in the Journal of History and Diplomatic Studies says it has evolved into helping to manage conflict in rural communities.

It says:

"The month of August every year witnesses a massive homecoming from different towns and cities across the world of “Igbo women” groups to their matrimonial rural hometowns, where they unite with their rural-based colleagues for what is now popularly known as the “August Meeting.” These “mothers’ congresses,” as they truly are, were originally often geared towards self-help rural community development, but have in recent times delved into conflict management, peace-building and human development in rural societies."

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In a separate comment sent to Legit.ng, Okwudimma Chinaemerem, another woman who attended a different August meeting in Orlu, Imo state noted that the event is important.

She told Legit.ng:

"It's a very important event because it's an opportunity for you to know your community members, associate and mingle with others. Its quite shameful that some only see the evil that happens in villages at times, but one thing we all should understand is "where there are good people,the bad ones are also in their midst" and it's everywhere. Every community does theirs their way. We had people who came to talk to women on how to manage stress, to be the best version of themselves, self care etc. these village women especially don't get to hear these information always but August meeting it's an opportunity for them to learn and be equipped intellectually."

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Watch the video below:

Reactions as lady attends August meeting

@Jojo said:

"I never knew August meeting was real."

@Ifeoma said:

"I dey shame to go August meeting."

jennyjune_P28 stated:

"Growing is realizing that August meeting was created for married women to have fun to themselves and learn new things."

Lady attends mother's PTA meeting

A mother who went back to school to complete her education after giving birth found herself in need of a guardian.

The woman was seen in her school uniform, and her grown daughter said she had attended a PTA meeting for her.

She said she often checked her mother's notebooks to make sure she was doing well in school in terms of writing all her notes.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng