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タイトル: | WIRSHATO: THE GOURD-SMASHING CEREMONY |
著者: | ABDULMUHEIMEN, Abdulnassir |
キーワード: | Wirshato ceremony Islamic rituals Harar Ethiopia |
発行日: | Mar-2010 |
出版者: | The Research Committee for African Area Studies, Kyoto University |
誌名: | African Study Monographs. Supplementary Issue. |
巻: | 41 |
開始ページ: | 149 |
終了ページ: | 151 |
抄録: | On Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, Hararis celebrate Wirshato, a gourd-smashing ceremony that commemorates the prohibition of alcohol indicated by the Prophet Muhammad. During the ceremony, young boys run around the city holding sticks and singing the Wirshato song; when they enter the house compounds, they are given traditional gourds, habitually employed to contain liquids. The boys hence smash the gourd with their sticks and make toys out of the broken pieces, to symbolize the benefits that derive by breaking bad habits. Other members of the community take part in the festivities by donating gourds and by feasting on porridge to usher in abundance for the coming year. This brief paper will show how the activities surrounding the Wirshato ceremony in Harar are concerned with the concept of renewal and are derived from Islamic and customary sources. |
DOI: | 10.14989/108276 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2433/108276 |
出現コレクション: | 41 (Preserving Local Knowledge in the Horn of Africa) |
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