Dipo rites of passage book

Africa many cultures celebrate the passage of a child towards adulthood. Dipo ceremony, a rite of passage among the krobos of eastern region, ghana. The ceremony, a rite of passage called dipo among the krobos, a tribe in the eastern. Over half of its residents between the ages of 16 and 64 are jobless. Rites of passage for youth of african descent in america read ebook. This guidebook includes ideas and practical examples for planning your own family rites of passage. This book is based on a study entitled puberty rites for girls vukhomba in the northern province of south africa. A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. Logba tota is a village in the volta region in eastern ghana. A token of 3 exercise books and a pen will be given to participants for this study. Learn from rites of passage experts like shelley tougas and minhee cho.

Dipo and other rites of passage in odumase krobo author. Furthermore, it reveals the significance of these different art forms in the life of the krobo people and in dipo performance in particular. Hamilton book award of the college of hospital administrators. Implications for womens health and health promotion, which was conducted in the limpopo province of south africa. It was originally called the gold coast and was renamed ghana when it achieved self. A rite of passage is a spiritual and psychological undertaking. Rites of passage for youth of african descent in america kindle ebooks. Dipo rites have been practiced since the eleventh century, and their popularity has not waned despite modern intrusions into traditional ghanaian culture. Dipo puberty rites are usually held between the month of february and may. If a grave or building had omu twigs on it, it would become a sanctuary theft, specifically in yams some. The process is an initiation rite that translates maidens into women.

Puberty is defined as the age or period at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction, in other eras of history, a rite or celebration of this landmark event was a part of the culture. Rites of passage tattoo festival, melbourne, victoria, australia. Dipo rite of passage used to guide krobo girls to achieve a stronger sense of personal responsibility in the past teyegaga, 1985. Watching the seasons change, mourning the loss of a familiar fourfooted or winged friend, aching for the maypole tree that once stood tall and green, we honor the death of all living things as part of the wheel of life. The continent has numerous rites we may not be able to count. Dipo girls bearing calabashes as they proceed to the stream for the bathing rite. The combination rites of passage was used as a training tool for both the new officers and. Dipo festival is the greatest legacy of krobo land. Rites of passage melbourne 2020 april 2426 royal exhibition building. The festival is celebrated in the month of april every year. History captured it in books myths of young girls matching nude their innocence hatched into lustful looks shackles of tradition whips of discrimination fear.

The most well preserved puberty rites are the dipo pictured of the krobo ethnic group and the bragoro of the ashantis. The festival is one of the most famous and important festivals in west africa. Parents upon hearing announcement of the rites send their qualified girls to the chief. Mr hills involvement with the rites of passage in the late 1970s with his seven children and their friends. Dipo ceremony, krobo, ghana by anthony pappone, follow the link, a wonderful gallery ghana, the country where the beads speaks. Discover rites of passage books free 30day trial scribd. The bragoro puberty rites of the ashanti community and the dipo. Ka earthen bowls used to serve corn mealred oil abite and cassava meal and light soup fufu, the krobo traditional meals fufui. Formalized rites of passage are mostly characterized by observable elements. The practice is held very strongly by the krobos and it is ensured that every female in the tribe undergoes the rites. Liminality and contested meaning in krobo ghana jstor. Rites of passage a rite of passage is any important act or event that serves to mark a passage from one stage of life to another american dictionary, 2006.

In a ten to twelveday ceremony, adolescent krobo girls are initiated in a series of ritual practices. Like all initiation rites, the dipo ushers girls into. Read rites of passage books like a patron saint for junior bridesmaids and weddings in color for free with a free 30day trial. Nearly every culture in the world ritualizes the important milestones throughout life. Igbo rites of passage and ceremonies by anya b on prezi. Rite of passage for the modern men what makes a man. Dipo and other rites of passage in odumase krobo sit digital. Arnold van gennep 18731957 was the first anthropologist to note the regularity and significance of the rituals attached to the transitional stages in mans life, and his phrase for these, the rites of passage, has become a part of the language of anthropology and.

The free ebook, a rites of passage framework, is available for. The dipo rite of the krobo in ghana is compared and. To understand the dipo process in its traditional form ii. The krobos are an ethnic group, which still holds on to the celebration of the puberty rite. The ceremony, a rite of passage called dipo among the krobos, a tribe in the eastern region of ghana, is a very prominent event which has been carried out for years.

Parents upon hearing announcement of the rites send their qualified girls to the chief priest. Dipo puberty rites among the krobos of eastern region. After this ceremony, the next most crucial rite of passage is the puberty rites. This chapter examines the rites of passage for adolescent girls among the krobo people in eastern ghana called dipo, which are geared toward kloyo peemi or the making of a krobo woman. The national rites of passage institute nropi was founded in 1993 by paul hill, jr. In an era of aging preadults and wandering adultolescents, jim mcbride gives parents a practical tool to help launch their own children into their own lives with purpose. National rites of passage institute nropi, 15030 terrace. Lawrence, won the academy of managements best management book of the year award and the james a. Puberty rites called dipo among the krobos is a very prominent event which has been carried out for years despite the influences of education, modernization and missionization. The dipo rite of the krobo in ghana is compared and contrasted with the russ in norway with specific reference to social change and. Rites of passage are generally thought to ensure smooth and successful life transitions andor changes of.

Our life course, the period between birth and death, is defined by a number of different transitions known as rites of passage. By the time this letter appears, you will be here in nashville, and we will be running around lighting votives and greeting visitors to nashville, because there is a huge deal going on. Descriptions the krobo mark the passage of girls into womanhood by performing a series of rituals known as dipo. Van genneps rites of passage is as relevant today as it was when it was first published. Rites of passage circle around death by sue curewitz arthen 1988. It is celebrated in the eastern region, located some 80 kilometers north of accra. The festival is used to usher into puberty, girls who are virgins and it signifies that a lady, who partakes in it, is of age to be married. Thesis place for rite of passage on risd portfolios. Akan is a term employed in referring to ghanas largest ethnic group. Although our headquarters have been in the eastern sierra of california for over 35 years, our courses can now be found in many locales from death valley and the rocky mountains, to the moors and mountains of other continents. This frontier between two worlds, land and water, is the perfect location to celebrate rites of passage.

Puberty and initiation rites among the akan people. The dipo rite of passage is not fetishism, but is only a way of life, and the need to maintain it. Puberty rites known as professor and the madman pdf nugbeto is the communal forum in which the. Dipo is a ghanaian traditional festival celebrated by the people of odumase in the eastern region of ghana. His rites of passage experiences evolved from a family and community initiative to a city, state and national movement that peeked in late 1990s. Womens initiation rites in africa african female initiation ceremonies are rites of passage for girls entering womanhood, and are usually a public annoucement of the girls eligibility for marriage. This edition reprints the paperback edition of 1977. As young black men here in america we are at a crossroads. Krobos, an ethnic group in ghana celebrates puberty rite you would love to know. Most anthropologists, citing arnold van genneps major work, the rites of passage, will say that rites of passage exist in order to consolidate social ties, establish roles, and give members of a group a sense of purpose and placement theyll say that the smaller the group, the easier it is to have cooperation and social cohesion consider a single family of huntergatherers. In spite of the intense criticisms from christianity and other human rights organization against the practice, the dipo rite is still being celebrated in pomp and pageantry in the krobo land. Ostrow, cam, dipo and other rites of passage in odumase krobo 2011. Designed as a set of rituals, puberty rites are an essential tool of social status transformation for all the children in the akan community.

Adolescent identity formation and rites of passage. Igbo rites of passage and ceremonies taboo taboo masquerades omu twigs represents diplomatic immunity, if placed on top of a pile of deserted goods, no one could touch it. One beguiling thing about dipo rites, which has been practiced for ages, is the showing of bare breasts. Discover the best rites of passage books and audiobooks. Biologically ones life course is defined by five stages infancy, childhood, juvenile, adolescence and adulthood, and every society celebrates some or all of these stages through different through different rituals.

Our family successfully made the journey of creating a rites of passage program for our son. Represented as a percentage of the entire ghanaian population, the akan is approximately 49. Rites of passage combine separation, initiation, and reintegration. These ceremonies mark the entry of young women into adulthood. Dipo ceremony, a rite of passage among the krobos of. The performance of dipo puberty rites is therefore regarded as a means of unifying teenage women in their social role and integrating the arts of the krobo people. Poor and nonwhite, the neighborhood is a crucial site at which the. Circling the drain during the high school years of the 60s. The school of lost borders is a university without walls, a school without borders. Puberty rites after the child naming ceremony, puberty rites are the next set of rituals of social status transformation which children undergo in ghanaian culture. The first stage begins with donning new clothes and undergoing a series of. This rite of passage provides krobo girls with the chance to benefit from basic values and responsibilities at a particular stage in life.

T to the right we venture again towards a new generation of doctors, lawyers, businessmen and leaders. The birth of a new born child quialetta harris ant 101 introduction to cultural anthropology instructor amy vansurksum december 3, 20 rites of passage are events that mark important transitions in ones life. The dipo is the rite that ushers a maiden into womanhood and it is a sacred process. In expanded forms of passage, young people might confuse tangibles, such as african dress, with intangibles, such as black pride.

A rite of passage, whether defined as a ritualistic procedure websters or as a ceremony random house, represents a change of status of an individual in hisher society. Festivals in ghana ghanaian culture rites of passage ghana stubs. Van gennep was the first observer of human behaviour to note that the ritual ceremonies that accompany the landmarks of human life differ only in detail from one culture to another, and that they are in essence universal. A salient distinction in both rites of passage is the observance of a set of processes, procedures and stages adolescent undergo including, inter alia, participation in a procession characterized. It involves a significant change of status in society. In another chapter, puberty rites were mentioned as another rites of passage. Thank you for your interest in learning more about designing a custom fitted rites of passage program for your son that is unique to him and espouses your familys values. Located on the eastern side of west baltimore, sandtownwinchester presents a much more dramatic case. In such societies every change in a persons life involves actions and reactions between sacred and profaceactions and reactions to be regulated and guarded so that society as a whole will suffer no discomfort or injury. The practice is held very strongly by the krobos and it is ensured that every female in the tribe undergoes. They are all very popular, judging from the fact that puberty rites from ghana are part of tourist attraction. This paper examines the role social change and modernity plays in adolescent rites of passage in developing and developed countries. It does not happen instantaneously through one book, one song, or even one. To learn how the dipo process has changed over time and what this tells us about modern conceptions of womanhood in krobo iii.

Among the hills krobo of ghana, young girls carry on an ancient tradition get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Dipo is a ghanaian traditional festival celebrated by the people of odumase in the eastern. Rites of passage institute helps you reach your highest potential. On the other hand, puberty rites among the ewe are referred to as nugbet while bragoro or brapue is among the akan.

Festivals in the eastern region dipo ghanaculturepolitics. Dipo is an initiative festival also known as puberty rites, is a celebration that initiates adolescent girls to womanhood. Birth, puberty, marriage, and death are, in all cultures, marked by ceremonies which may differ but are universal in function. Dipo rite of passage used to guide krobo girls to achieve a stronger sense of.