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Monday 14 November 2011

A wonderful Tobaski

This year I spent Tobaski (Eid al-Adha) with the Sonko family. Nfamara came home for a few days and also my friend Lucy (VSO from Soma) came to stay. So Lucy, Suky (the new VSO in Kerewan) and I all celebrated this special feast at Sonko Kunda.

Though this was my second Tobaski in The Gambia it was the first time in my life that I’ve actually purchased live-stock!! As a gift to the Sonko family I brought them a ram. I tried not to get too attached in the hour or so the ram and I spent together but Lucy and I secretly named him!!

We all had a wonderful day and to make it extra special Nfamara and I wore 'ashobi' (which means we had matching material for our clothes).

If you want to know more about Tobaski in The Gambia check out the link below:

http://www.accessgambia.com/information/tobaski-feast-festival.html

My (our) ram. Purchased at a 'lumo' (big weekly market) and being transported to the 'garage' ready for the trip back to Kerewan

My (our) ram

The slaughter of a Sonko ram (not mine!!)

Dead Sonko ram

My (our) ram about to be slaughtered

Good-bye!

The slaughtered rams.

Lamin (Nfamara's eldest brother) and Sulyman Sonko (Nfamara's dad)

Alhagie (another of Nfamara's brothers) preparing meat

Nfamara cutting the meat (Sulyman, Nfamra's cousin helping)

Sulyman Sonko and Lamin

Nfamara's 'sparton' pose!

Nfamara being silly with the ram skin!

Meat for pre-luch munching

Me and some of the women at Sonko Kunda

Eee-be, Fatoumata, Aimee, Fatoumata and Surdase

Lucy with Fatoumta and Aimee

Nfamara and I in our 'ashobi'

Me and baby Asmao

Nfamara making 'lait'

Lucy and Suky in Nfamara's house at Sonko Kunda
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4 comments:

  1. Mum14 November 2011 at 21:25

    Very interesting although some of the pictures of the dead rams are a bit too graphic for me.
    You look very nice in your costume. xx

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  2. Anonymous15 November 2011 at 18:33

    What was the name of the goat?
    RAMbo? Steve RAM? RAMesis the first? Wham bang thank you RAM?

    Love the matching clobber! .Giles would never let me do that, even if it was my birthday!

    Simone xx

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  3. Anonymous25 November 2011 at 20:54

    Hi there!

    Alhagie really looks like Nfamara doesn't he.

    I guess the Ashobi equivalent over here is men and women who walk around the dales in 'his and hers' regatta jackets!

    Glad you embracing it all, take care.
    miss you

    cathy x

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  4. Lucy (sister)12 December 2011 at 14:42

    Good snaps.
    Looks like you had a nice time.
    x

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