Traditional education is based,
essentially, in the preservation of values, practices and rituals with which the
community shapes the behavior of young people and prepares them for the future.
It is a traditional festival of the Nhaneca, Humbi, Mucubais, Kwanhamas communities in the Southern Angola that marks the transition of girls from the adolescent stage to the adult.
In the same way communities, it is considered that anyone who does not go through Efiko is a worthless woman and she will not be able to have living children. Each region has its tradition, Therefore, to be accepted, rituals are required.
In some communities African countries, marriage of girls aged 13 or 14 is permitted, for locally accepted reasons.
However, the family offers their pure daughter to a man aged 50 or over, who has animals and land to support the support of the rest of the family.
In the same way, the process of Efiko is still performed by a good part of African cultures, with different designations.
In Efiko, in some regions, the tip of the woman's clitoris, so that she does not feel pleasure in the act sexual pleasure, since sexual pleasure is considered, in these regions, a right exclusive to man, andthey only serve as housewives and generators of life.
Thus, women, when away from their family for a few days, it is for autonomy in learning to take care of themselves own, as well as cooking, washing clothes and doing other activities domestic.
During this same period, they are prohibited from shouting or speaking loudly, no matter what the reason. Even If they are bitten by a snake, they will have to contain and endure the pain in silence. It is also important to note that in this same period, they are under the responsibility of another girl who has already passed by Efiko, she is considered as the mother who gives all guidance to your daughters.
After the initiation rituals what they go through, their adult life and their integration into the community begin.
However, it is worth highlighting that the
The practice of these rituals, nowadays, has become increasingly rare, even
in the southern provinces of Angola.
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