Puberty Rites in Ghana

puberty Rites by and by the child naming ceremony, puberty rites be the next set of rituals of tender status transformation which children undergo in Ghanaian culture. The most well carry on puberty rites are the Dipo (pictured) of the Krobo ethnic throng and the Bragoro of the Ashantis. These ceremonies mark the entry of tender wo men into maturity date. In Ghana only a low-pitched section of ethnic groups usually prove in the northern parts of the pastoral have initiation rites for men and where they materialize they are done in clandestine and not given as more than prominence as that for young women.In the Akan culture women represent the beauty, purity and arrogance of the society and are guarded against corruptness by our traditional virtues and regulations. The most changeless impressions about life and the character of children are built during their early and formative years, which they cast mostly with their mothers. So the Akans believe that they use up properly trained mothers with untroubled ethics to bring up good children.It is thence little wonder that the initiation of women into adulthood is given more prominence in the Akan society than that of men. Under the supervision of the promote mother of the town or colonization in collaboration with some egg-producing(prenominal) opinion leaders, young women who have had their premiere menstruation are secluded from the partnership for a period between dickens and three weeks during which they are taught the secrets of wo homosexualhood. During this period of privacy the girls are given lessons in wind up education and birth control.They are besides taught how to relate to men properly so that they can maintain a good marriage and their dignity in society. After the period of seclusion, a durbar is held which is attended by the chief and almost e reallybody in the community. The freshly initiated women are dressed scantily with very beautiful African beads and cosmetic s present off their vital statistics. Young men of marriageable age troupe in that respect to feast their eyes on the young women and to select their prospective wives.Amidst drumming and jump the rituals are carried out with the spirit of Oynankopong Kwame, Asase Yaa and the at peace(p) ancestors invoked to bless the participants and ensure their protection, blessing and grandness during their period of motherhood. According to traditional law no woman is allowed to get married without haven gone through the puberty rites and every young woman mustiness remain a virgin earlier to this.These laws ensure that young women grow up disciplined enough to control their sex activity and to prevent them from premature motherhood and casteless babies. So important are these laws that whatever woman who gets pregnant or breaks her virginity in advance the rites are performed is sometimes ostracized together with the man responsible for it. On top of that, a heavy fine is imposed o n the guilty party after which nuance rites are performed to rid the society of the proscribe repercussions of their actions.