The Ashanti kingdom is known for its rich culture all over the world.
Their greatness is known through their unique history.
Therefore,here us all the educative ,motivational, important and hilarious facts about this Great people from Ghana ,West Af...
The Asantes practice the extended family system. They always want the family to be united at any point in time. The Asantes believe that from the day a person is born to the day he or she dies and also after the person's death, he or she belongs to the family. That is no matter what happens to you, your family is responsible for your wellbeing. When you're born, it's their responsibility to give you a name,to usher you into puberty, to give you out or help you to marry, and lastly to burry you when you die. These responsibilities of the family cannot be shirk with anyone outside the family circle. So the rites of passage of life according to the Asantes begins with naming ceremony.
Asantes practice the matrilineal lineage of inheritance. In this case every child that is born belongs to the mothers family. They inherits from their mother's family. The parents of the child are supposed to decide on the name they will give to the child. In Ashanti Kingdom, every child has a soul name ( kradin) . This name is base on the day you were born.
The naming ceremony takes place forty days after the birth of the child. The Aunty of the baby from the father's side takes the name of the baby from the father. The father is also to present some pieces of cloth, baby clothing and some cash to his sister.
On the day of the naming ceremony, the mother wakes up early. She bath and prepares the baby for the ceremony. She also get ready for the ceremony. The mother and child are usually dressed in white attire. NB: naming ceremony takes place in the morning.
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After that the two families ( that is the father's and mother's family) will gather in the family's compound. The ceremony begins with a prayer or pouring of libation. The aunty of the baby will give the name to the officiating elder. In Asante, babies are named after individuals who have lived exemplary lives and good influence on the community. The elder will take the baby onto his or her arms. The elder will mention the name three times. He then mention it again for the gathering to say after him. Then he takes a glass of water. He dips his pointing finger into it and drops it in the mouth of baby three times while saying" sewosensuoaansuo " ( when you say water let it be water). He then dips his finger into a glass of local gin saying " sewosensaaansa " ( when you say it's a drink let it be a drink) . This is done to instill truthfulness into the child. The child is given back to the mother. The elder hereby present the pieces of cloth to the mother. They also give the baby clothing and money from the father to the mother of the child. After the presentation , the way is paved for all the loved ones to also bring their presents to the child and the mother. The Godmother or Godfather of the baby gives the baby a special gift as a life capita. This is called Dwatire . This money is seen to be the money the child is going to use to start up his or her life. Many well wishers will come in to congratulate the mother and her family.
💛Naming ceremony in Ashanti Kingdom serves as a place where families reunite. 💛This ceremony brings far away relatives home. 💛 It also brig bring jubilation and happiness to the families.
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