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Cérémonie du nom (outdooring) en Afrique de l'Ouest

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Category : Life ritualsSubcategory : naissanceConfidence level : 1/5 (stub)Identifier : e0465

Geography of misunderstanding

Neutral

  • senegal
  • ivory-coast
  • ghana
  • nigeria
  • mali
  • burkina-faso
  • benin
  • togo

Not documented

  • afrique-est-centrale

Full description

⚠️ This sheet is currently under development. Detailed content will be published in a later phase of the editorial project.

Au huitième jour, le bébé quitte la maison : prénom annoncé, ancêtres consultés.

Sources

  1. Morris, D., Collett, P., Marsh, P., & O'Shaughnessy, M. (1979). Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution. Stein & Day / Jonathan Cape.
  2. Axtell, R. E. (1998). Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World (revised edition). John Wiley & Sons.
  3. Matsumoto, D. & Hwang, H.C. (2013). Cultural similarities and differences in emblematic gestures. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 37(1), 1-27. — ↗