Yawo's Abortion Ceremony
When Yawo children are about eight, they go through an initiation ceremony. Since the Yawo don’t know their ages it’s not exact, but girls and boys around that age go through it. For them it’s the big event of their lives, like their only birthday celebration ever.
One night in August of 2014, my mom, Mika and I grabbed a flashlight and walked out the door into the dark night. My mom flipped on the flashlight and shone it on the bumpy path before us so we didn’t accidentally step into a ditch or trip on anything in the way. Normally nobody ever did much in the village after dark, but tonight was special.
One night in August of 2014, my mom, Mika and I grabbed a flashlight and walked out the door into the dark night. My mom flipped on the flashlight and shone it on the bumpy path before us so we didn’t accidentally step into a ditch or trip on anything in the way. Normally nobody ever did much in the village after dark, but tonight was special.