Fattenings

Esquema

Getty AAT: Events (activities)

Jerarquía

ceremonies > cultural ceremonies > rites of passage

Descripción

Secular rites of passage among various African peoples in which girls of marriageable age are secluded and fed large amounts of fattening food over a set period of time in preparation for marriage and the rigors of childbirth.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263971

Otros términos

  • vetmesterijen [nl]
  • fattening [en]
  • fattening [es]