I am curious and have questions for the group regarding a practice within Yoruba culture. I remember as a girl a woman in our neighborhood who was married and had 11 daughters!
1. What is Yoruba traditional cultural view towards women who birth several daughters?
2. Is there a special name for women who birth only girls?
3. Are there any Odu that talk about this?
4. Do their daughter belong to a special Egbe in Yoruba society?
All views are welcome.
~YeYe OlaOshun
Ẹ̀gbọ́n and Àbúrò: Older or Younger Sibling In Yoruba, age matters. Even if you are only one day older than a person, you are the ẹ̀gbọ́n, and they are àbúrò. You would claim, “Mo mu omi ayé sin ẹ,” meaning “I drank the water of life before you.” You are the ẹ̀gbọ́n, and the person before whom you drank the water of life is your àbúrò. You might wonder what the significance of the terms ẹ̀gbọ́n and àbúrò is. Follow ...
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