uuid:6840768c-4db4-472e-aefa-1b2cd3180187 Arzoaquoi, S.K. UNICEF. How to . Check out the cultural beliefs of yoruba people Taboos in yorubaland It is an abomination in yorubaland to engage in the following acts listed. These go beyond the Christian Ten Commandments of "Thou Shalt not". Inadequate intake has been shown to be a major contributor to malnutrition which is an underlying factor in more than 50% of the core causes of childhood deaths in developing countries [1012]. If the sacrifice is not the body of such individuals will be dashed into the evil forest or outside the town to avoid invoking the wrath of the gods on the land. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. Public Health Rep. 2003;118(4):293302. It was inferred by the authors of the study that most women who avoided these foods were coerced into such practise and if given the choice will eat such foods in pregnancy [19]. liisa So if by chance a baby falls from its mothers back, the mother must perform some atonement sacrifice to avert such misfortune for the child when he or she grows up. Another older woman who has had six babies narrated thus; {ABJ, 34years, gravida 6}; I avoid starchy food like garri (cassava flakes) and nodules in pregnancy because they will make my baby to have excess weight which will be difficult to deliver except by operation. DX: "PV,puls,hg6jge5,7,a", window.__mirage2 = {petok:"zSMfSS_J1zSUCm5KJL5VlM6DepfQbWQfrZPhOqHhOHM-3600-0"}; Akara is a crude bean, mixed well and prepare with deep-fried and is protein-filled which can be a smart thought for breakfast. In line with this fact, the UNICEF advocated improving and expanding delivery of key nutrition interventions during the critical 1000-day window covering a womans pregnancy and the first two years of her childs life, when rapid physical and mental development occurs [15]. endobj "!==a&&k.push(a)});c=k.join("/"); Tubingen: Mohr Siebeckpubl; 2004. It is a common taboo to beat a male child with a broom. Thunder is said to strike down anyone who commits this crime. cookieInfo: '', Some of the typical foods belonging to the Yoruba include moin-moin (fit to be tied bean pudding) and Akara (bean cake). Nigerian Prison: The 10 New Facts and Rules passing into Law. /* It is said that if you flog a male child with a broom, the male organ will vanish. You can prepare it with bean dessert made from a mix of grounded peeled beans, pepper, as well as onions. 1 0 obj Google Scholar. News ), Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. It also confirmed. Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! Its typically prepared by carefully pouring the powdered cassava called into hot water until it comes to be somewhat saturated. Moi-Moi is one of my favorite Yoruba foods which is very abundant in protein. It additionally has vitamins C and also E which have antioxidant and has actually also been uncovered to decrease the aging process in adults and it also deals with diabetes. 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