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Dipo rites are one of the most popular, yet criticized, puberty rites and practices in Ghana, yet is one of the most attended events in the country, receiving huge numbers of tourists. [1] The rite is performed by the people of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern region of Ghana. [2] The rite is performed in April every year. [2]
Beads are a part of the rite of passage during puberty, which is associated with fertility and marriage. This symbolizes maturity and the beginning of womanhood. The initiation ceremony held for a young woman is called Dipo, during which beads are worn on the neck, ankles, and waist. Waist beads are often worn to represent luck and are commonly ...
For the Shai and Krobo people, the Dipo is the formal rite of passage. Originally designed as a formal marriage training for mature women in their twenties, [9] Dipo has evolved into a pre-marital sexual purification [10] rite that involves teenage girls conducting traditional religious rituals and putting on dance performances for the public ...
Dipo Faloyin was born in Chicago, raised in Lagos and currently lives in London. [4] He is a senior editor and writer for Vice magazine and has written for The Guardian, Esquire, Newsweek, Dazed, I-D, The Huffington Post, Refinery29 and Prospect. [4] His writings have focused on themes of culture, race and identity in Europe, Africa and the ...
[12] [10] Rituals were mainly used to teach young adults about the responsibilities and expectations of adulthood, such as teaching females how to cook and care for a household and teaching the men how to hunt, farm, make masks, etc. [10] Dipo, a rite of passage, is one example and is used to teach young girls – usually adolescents – about ...
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Bragoro, also known as Brapue, is a puberty rite performed by the Akans especially among the Ashantis. [1] Traditionally, when a young girl experiences her first menstruation that is menarche, she undergoes this rite called Bragoro. It is believed that this ushers her into womanhood.
Osakwe is of the Igbo tribe.She studied at the Arts University Bournemouth where she received a BA in fashion studies. In autumn/winter 2010 she launched her label. Inspired by rural Ghana’s Dipo rites-of-passage ceremony, during which girls taking part are partially naked and ornately adorned, Osakwe has played with cloaking and ornamentation using traditional African fabrics. [3]