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Whats a dipo sit??

 

Funny you should ask that Dave

 

The Coming of Age is a significant ocassion for many African cultures. In Ghana, the Dipo ceremony is one of the most important events of the year. However, modern influences may be threatening its long-term future.The Coming of Age is a significant ocassion for many African cultures. In Ghana, the Dipo ceremony is one of the most important events of the year. However, modern influences may be threatening its long-term future. Story and pictures by Bob Burch.

 

Africa many cultures celebrate a child's Coming of Age. In the Krobo Hills of Ghana, young girls carry on a centuries-old tradition. Odumase is a Krobo village famous for its bead-making industry. Every year at springtime, eligible young maidens undergo a passage to womanhood. Also known as "outdooring", the Dipo Ceremony is in danger of becoming extinct. Historically the Dipo lasted up to two months, but the expense has made this an impossibility for most families. Over the past two decades it was reduced to two weeks and is now only five days.

 

Virginity is taken seriously, and with the invasion of cell phones, VCRs and motorcycles into isolated rural areas, more and more girls are exposed to outside influences. The Dipo symbolises a girl's eligibility for marriage, but today many parents fear the repercussions of embarrassment should it be discovered that their daughter is not pure.

 

The Dipo is no longer the exclusive realm of 14 to 18 year olds. Children as young as five are now routinely outdoored as a precaution that their virginity is still intact. The absence of chastity will surely be uncovered by fetish priests who preside over the ceremony-bringing shame on the family and requiring delinquent parents to pay large sums for additional rites of purification.

 

Day 1

The Sonimouni-the girls are paraded in total nudity before the entire village. Various rituals are performed, including admonishments to always tell the truth. One by one, each girl is shown how to crush corn, symbolising her initiation into cooking and other womanly duties.

 

Day 2

This is marked by Ke Pam Yami, when the girls are taken to a river and ritually bathed. In the afternoon each girl shares a traditional meal-Ho Fufui Yemi-with her family. Over the entire five days she may not eat corn or rice. She is forbidden to look into a mirror and cannot giggle or exhibit silly behaviour.

 

Day 3

Bua Sia Mi-each girl is painted with clay marks and must tell a priestess all about her virginity. Should she lie, a clay pot placed upon the chest will break or explode, bringing shame upon the family. In the evening, she is led to a sacred stone-Tekuo Mi-and is thrice seated on it. She is now a woman and may not speak for the rest of the Dipo. A brother or the son of a neighbour will carry her back to the village on his back.

 

 

:D :D

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Funny you should ask that Dave

 

The Coming of Age is a significant ocassion for many African cultures. In Ghana, the Dipo ceremony is one of the most important events of the year. However, modern influences may be threatening its long-term future.The Coming of Age is a significant ocassion for many African cultures. In Ghana, the Dipo ceremony is one of the most important events of the year. However, modern influences may be threatening its long-term future. Story and pictures by Bob Burch.

 

Africa many cultures celebrate a child's Coming of Age. In the Krobo Hills of Ghana, young girls carry on a centuries-old tradition. Odumase is a Krobo village famous for its bead-making industry. Every year at springtime, eligible young maidens undergo a passage to womanhood. Also known as "outdooring", the Dipo Ceremony is in danger of becoming extinct. Historically the Dipo lasted up to two months, but the expense has made this an impossibility for most families. Over the past two decades it was reduced to two weeks and is now only five days.

 

Virginity is taken seriously, and with the invasion of cell phones, VCRs and motorcycles into isolated rural areas, more and more girls are exposed to outside influences. The Dipo symbolises a girl's eligibility for marriage, but today many parents fear the repercussions of embarrassment should it be discovered that their daughter is not pure.

 

The Dipo is no longer the exclusive realm of 14 to 18 year olds. Children as young as five are now routinely outdoored as a precaution that their virginity is still intact. The absence of chastity will surely be uncovered by fetish priests who preside over the ceremony-bringing shame on the family and requiring delinquent parents to pay large sums for additional rites of purification.

 

Day 1

The Sonimouni-the girls are paraded in total nudity before the entire village. Various rituals are performed, including admonishments to always tell the truth. One by one, each girl is shown how to crush corn, symbolising her initiation into cooking and other womanly duties.

 

Day 2

This is marked by Ke Pam Yami, when the girls are taken to a river and ritually bathed. In the afternoon each girl shares a traditional meal-Ho Fufui Yemi-with her family. Over the entire five days she may not eat corn or rice. She is forbidden to look into a mirror and cannot giggle or exhibit silly behaviour.

 

Day 3

Bua Sia Mi-each girl is painted with clay marks and must tell a priestess all about her virginity. Should she lie, a clay pot placed upon the chest will break or explode, bringing shame upon the family. In the evening, she is led to a sacred stone-Tekuo Mi-and is thrice seated on it. She is now a woman and may not speak for the rest of the Dipo. A brother or the son of a neighbour will carry her back to the village on his back.

 

 

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