| 单词 | outdooring ceremony |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoutdooring ceremony In Ghana: a traditional ceremony in which a baby is brought outside for the first time (usually occurring eight days after the birth). Also: a formal installation ceremony, as of a person in office; the occasion on which a person in office is seen in public for the first time. Frequently attributive, esp. in outdooring ceremony. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > outdoor naming ceremony outdooring1954 1937 M. J. Field Relig. & Med. of Gã People 171 On the eighth day, very early in the morning..two women of the father's family are sent to bring the child from the mother's home..to its father's house. The friends and relations assemble in the yard outside the house for the kpodziemo or ‘going out’ ceremony.] 1954 J. B. Christensen Double Descent among Fanti vi. ii. 115 This ceremony, usually referred to as ‘out-dooring’ by the English-speaking Fanti, begins when the recently-elected officers and their men spend the night camping at the edge of town. 1962 B. Kaye Bringing up Children in Ghana iv. 58 In the Northern Territories, the child is carried on to a flat roof of the compound to celebrate its out-dooring in some tribes. 1970 A. K. Armah Fragments iv. 122 ‘If you win,’ Araba asked, ‘what is your demand?’ ‘You'll give up the stupid outdooring ceremony or whatever it is.’ 1994 Guardian 30 July (Weekend Suppl.) 36/3 Then there are ‘outdooring’ celebrations when a baby is brought out of the home to see the sun and the sky for the first time. < as lemmas |
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