10 MYTHS about the EMBER Months That Is Not TRUE
10 MYTHS about the EMBER Months That Is Not TRUE; The ember months are months running toward the end of the year, they are September, October, November, and December.
They are characterized by great features, and because they conclude the year going by the twelve calendar months, it is seen as months of dangers
The ember months are shrouded with some myths and beliefs that are not true, and some people established fears, leading to actions that may affect your business, relationship, or mind
If you are among those who believe the months of September, October, November, and December are evil; this is a time to turn a new leaf going by the evidence in this post
In this post, we will tell you some wrong narratives and beliefs about these precious months and why you should rethink past experiences and modify the future ember months
About Ember Months
As written above, the ember months are months of September, October, November, and December, they begin immediately after August. These months have many precious events around the year
The Christmas celebrations fall in the ember months, this celebration is done once a year and brings the world together in many ways. It is not just Christian or western merriment, but a worldwide celebration with people celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
The Ember months are months of Snow, snow falls in large numbers in these months, giving rise to a cool calm serene environment.
This happens in all parts of the world including Africa, Europe, Asia, America, West indice others
Making the ember month lush, cool, reserved, and suitable for many. Snow is visible at some times of the year and the ember months captured it mostly
Harmattan begins within ember months, the winter days start within September, October, November, and December and run through February and March
And harmattan has symbolic and unique characteristics to the world ecosystem, it bring dry air, moisture and warmth to the environment.
Ember months house one of the best holidays in the year, the December holiday is a time when workers across industries take time to relax in their holiday destination
It is a time of the year when Christmas is celebrated, almost all nations of the world give breaks and holidays to workers in December
10 MYTHS about the EMBER Months That Is Not TRUE
The above points have helped us comprehend the good things about ember months, let see the myth and wrong narrative about these prestigious months of the year
Road Accidents
Robbery
Rampant Kidnapping
Demonic Operations
High Food and Products cost
Ritual Activities
Fuel Scarcity
Increase in death rate
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Road Accidents
Was it perversity ember month pose more road related accidents than other months? The answer is certainly no. We can conclude data from the Federal Road Safety Commission from the last 10 years to prove this
From 2013 to 2023, road-related accidents occurred in other months aside from ember months, however, there exist cases in December when the rate of accidents increased due to rush in road traffic and travel (FRSC statistical bulletin)
While accidents are common in ember months due to rush and travel, January, February, and June recorded considerable road accidents in Nigeria according to the FRSC report
Therefore, it would be wrong to associate ember months as the month of road-related accidents, accident are involuntary actions and have no specific months it occurs more. Safety and caution must be adhered to by road users to ensure
Fuel Scarcity
It is often said in Nigeria and many West African Countries, that ember months are months associated with total fuel scarcity, meaning there is limited fuel for motorists
You and I know it can’t be true; it may have been the case many years ago, but certainly not now. Fuel scarcity is not a thing associated with ember months.
The major factor responsible for fuel scarcity in Nigeria, West Africa, and Africa at large is poor government regulations and policy, vandalization of oil pipelines, and subsidy removal issues
From Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC 2024 mandate report), data shows more fuel scarcity from February, March, April, May, and September.
This can happen at any time of the year, in the last 8 years or more, fuel scarcity happens more in January to August, but there are few cases in ember months
Therefore, it’s a wrong narrative to associate ember months as “fuel scarcity months”
Increase in Ritual Activities
Yes, there are cases of Ritual Activities in ember months; reason is people want to have a “big December” extra-vagrant spending. But ember months are not the worst affected from the Nigeria Police report. From the Police report released in March, ritual related killings occur more around first, second and third quarter of the year
More so, the rate yahoo plus (ritual killings by young people) don’t have specific time of the year, it happens when the perpetrator need money and this can be any time and month
According to the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun , Osun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Imo, Delta, FCT, Lagos and few other state recording high cases of ritual related killings in the first, second and third quarter of the year ( January to August 2021 to 2023)
The term ritual killings here refer to killings done by yahoo plus guys for money making, or traditionalist and native witch doctors for charms, protection or success in business
Whether it is real or not, is not the reason for this post, but there are evidence that people kill for ritual purposes
Increase in Kidnapping
According to NPF reports, kidnapping is not related to ember months. There are many cases of kidnapping in Nigeria and d other parts of the world; not an ember monthly occurrence
In the northern ( Zamfara, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Katsina, Jigawa, Kano, etc.) parts of Nigeria, Kidnapping is common, and data shows that from March to July roughly 11,234 Nigerians were kidnaped
While there are good cases of kidnapping in ember months, it will be wrong to say ember months is a kidnapping months. You can Google the NPF report for more clarification on this
Demonic Operations
You might have heard; that November and December are full of evil and demonic-related happenings, some people usually say “November and December are months where demons in their covens operate freely”.
You and I know that this statement cannot be verified, there exist no empirical studies or proof to this narrative, it is a careless statement that must be corrected for the safety of all
However, if it is true there is a demon on earth, it can operate any time within the twelve calendar months and not just ember months
Increase in Death Rate
An increase in death from all ramifications is not peculiar to ember months alone, anyone can die any time, day, and anywhere. There is no justification for this statement as it is baseless and holds no water