Yoruba foods are one of the popular meal eaten by the high influence ethnic group in Nigeria. Firstly, we thank all women who gave consent and participated in this study. Lastly, we are grateful to the management of ESUTH for their kind permission to carry out this study. PubMed Further interviews were conducted on individuals who admitted to avoiding certain food to ascertain their reasons for such practice. Daily quality checks were also done to detected errors and correction initiated. The twenty five million people or so who speak the Yoruba language (belonging to the Kwa language family) represent one of Africa's largest This need to sanitise the society and prevent cultural abuses has led to the establishment of cultural taboos and abominations. To prepare Amala you will need to peeled yam, cut, cleaned, dried and afterward blend it. HV]o6}@5#b$Z4mxvMm1d$%[vb(R}?9w,d:x '9YJd2x]\7)5hfqF@[v4p\Iqc%9:Db var e=[];d(a);return e}function q(a){a=a.getAttribute(f);return"string"===typeof a&&""!==a}var f="data-run-module",x="runnerBoxElementProp"+(new Date).getTime(),c=function(){if("function"===typeof window.requestAnimationFrame)return window.requestAnimationFrame;for(var a=["ms","moz","webkit","o"],b=null,c=0;c1")}else d(g+"->2");return!1}function J(a){var b= There were 149 responses out of 200 questionnaires distributed, giving a response rate of 74.5%. Barfield T. The dictionary of anthropology. "itemListElement": [] Every ethnic group, in the ancient days, saw the need to come up with rules that the society had to live by in order to keep the land clean. The 10 Fun Facts About Nigeria that will surprise you. This work explores the concept of taboos in Yoruba land. Introduction and methodology was written by EU NI and ODC. California Privacy Statement, PubMed "":(a+"").replace(c,"")}var c=a.getAttribute("data-static-amd-map");if("string"===typeof c){if(""===c)return{}}else return null;if("undefined"!==typeof JSON&&"function"===typeof JSON.parse)return JSON.parse(c);a=/(,)|(\[|{)|(}|])|"(?:[^"\\\r\n]|\\["\\\/bfnrt]|\\u[\da-fA-F]{4})*"\s*:?|true|false|null|-?(?!0\d)\d+(?:\.\d+|)(? Egungun is one of the traditional deities in Yoruba land. Food taboos which is a relatively commoner among poor communities especially in Sub-Saharan Africa is often more strictly practiced by pregnant and lactating women to prevent what they perceive as harmful effect of these foods on the newborn [ 7, 8 ]. This practice has been reported by other studies [20, 26] and the relationship between eggs and theft has no basis in science. The current study further revealed that parity, educational level or occupation had no significant relationship with avoidance of foods due to associated taboos. 2015;3(3):4106. Informative thread. endobj Here are the 7 acts that are considered taboo in Yoruba culture and traditions. Article If she commits adultery, her lover could end up losing his life or getting stuck while in the act. (v(48,a+" - exec"),k()):v(48,a+" - noexec")})}function h(a){function b(a){var c=/^[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+|[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+$/g;return"function"===typeof a.trim?a.trim():null===a? Table2 summarizes the findings on logistic regression that explored the associations between the avoidance or otherwise of foods in pregnancy based on taboos and a few respondent variables. 8 lbs proteins, you choose 2 (Grilled Shrimp, Grilled Fish, Shredded Beef, and Grilled Beef Steak are available for an additional $75) 8 Dozen soft corn -or- flour tortillas. see: http://github.com/szagi3891/AMDLoader for details (things You Must Never Do) by cirmuell ( m ): 9:54pm On Sep 30, 2014 Every Tribe, Clan and Race on Earth has it own cultural taboo and the tribe Yoruba is not an exception. 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. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2010. Polish Cultural Exhibits/Church Gift Store, GAMES FOR CHILDREN, cotton candy, snow cones, VENDOR booths Sunday, Sep 16th 11:00 am-4: . .then(function (registration) { 576. intermediate grade public servants, senior school teachers, (iii) Unskilled occupation i.e. All rights reserved. It is normally made when doubles are born or a child with the umbilical cord over his/her neck is born. Available via the MIT or new BSD license. Ekwochi, U., Osuorah, C.D.I., Ndu, I.K. endstream endobj 59 0 obj <> endobj 60 0 obj <> endobj 61 0 obj <> endobj 28 0 obj <> endobj 31 0 obj <> endobj 34 0 obj <> endobj 37 0 obj <> endobj 40 0 obj <> endobj 43 0 obj <> endobj 46 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <> endobj 51 0 obj <>stream