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se words, one of her brothers-in-faw would start
rave with soil. He would subsequently be joined
ape grandmother and the grandchild
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ndmother who was still bearing children was not
A rest or hold her grandchild across her laps, She
allo however hold her grandchild by resting it on her upper
could. etting the child sitted on only one of her laps and
arm cr 08S poth thighs. But an old woman who was past child
20 age of @ widow who was beyond re-marrying was
vee to hold, or carry her grandchildren in any manner,
including resting them on her laps.
j1. After birth of a baby
When a baby boy was born, a shoe would be hung in the
entrance the House. If the baby was a girl, a pad normally
used for cushioning the head when carrying heavy objects such
as a pot of water or a bundle of firewood was hung in the
entrance.
12. The obstacle removing ceremony
Two years after death of a man, his relatives would
administer what was known as the ceremony of removing
obstacles* The man’s eldest son would prepare a goat and
liquor and on the day the liquor would be ready, those invited
would come to drink it and share raw goat meat. As they ate
and drank, they would sing:-
Olumbe Luno Lwalia wane,
Eee Walumbe Eee...
Obondiokha (weyiba) Otsia kena
Eee Walumbe Namulekania...””
Pid obstacle means amakaka, but in this context amakaka means thorny
lants used for blocking a passage or hedging a protected area.
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