The Mafi Dove village that is located in Ghana south is the collective home of about 5000 people, be born here without the person almost however however. This is because of place old belief thinks to labor in the village meeting affront deities, because this meets will accurate mom,hurry to adjacent community to give birth to the child.
Like a lot of other Ghana community, mafi Dove village is had a lot of from of old inheritance up to now consuetudinary with the tradition. But outside the small contraindication that did not affect its dweller life truly besides those, 3 when this village place continues to stand fast main regulation make his alive on the bound unique. When Mafi Dove village is visited before you, the first thing that notices is over there do not have an animal completely.
Besides the wild bird that has flown from the top of head, do not have almost here any avian or mammalian. In the memory of local, here prohibits raising a creature from of old, and this abstains from produce a change very quickly unlikelily. Interesting is, enter this village and be in animal belt that day butcher they are feasible, but cannot raise them here however.
You the 2nd thing that in this Ghana village sure meeting notices does not have graveyard namely. Every time after somebody dies, they can be gone to by carry the graveyard bury of other community.
Finally, the 3rd oddity about this village is: Hardly a dweller is born over truly. Because in the village childbirth regards contraindication as, because this draws near,the woman of delivery day can be sent toward adjacent village or town, be forced to stay over to fall off till infantile umbilical cord till. It is only after that, they just can return home.
The author of the contraindication of these different common and this village is concerned, namely a hunter that is called Togbe Gbewofia Akiti. According to the presbyterial view in the village, when the land that sets foot on Mafi Dove village to be in now when Akiti first time, sound is transmitted to tell him this is the ground of a divine peace in the sky, if he and its people want to settle over, must abide by 3 regulation: Forbid to raise a creature, forbid bury and prohibit delivery.
Of the village presbyterial people express: "Be attributed to these contraindication, the village never produces any bloodshed, the incident such as crime. We feel to can be restrained no-noly by these very proud " .
Nevertheless, stopping delivery completely is impossible almost, presbyterial people also admit some babies can be born in the village. However, these are rare special case, and must tread lightly, lest irritate thearchy. Once produce accident childbirth, the family of pregnant woman has to remind immediately presbyterial, so that hold,pacify deities.
Although the dissatisfaction of local leader can be caused in village childbirth, but " the person that break the law " can not get the penalty of community. People thinks generally, the mother that breaks this one old regulation can produce next abnormal babies likely, but remember any babies be in because of violating a tradition really without the person deformation or other and healthy problem have when be born. Perhaps hold before purify a ceremony super and effective...
In recent years, more and more females begin to challenge this one contraindication, ask oneself can labor in the village in succession, but better people reject a change however. They believe, respect these long traditions for the safety that to ensuring the village reachs its inhabitant and prosperity crucial. However, they also made certain concession: Approval creates an obstetric clinic in the suburb outside the village, so that the woman can be in,leave home closer place gives birth to the child.
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