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This is the final part of Selah’s ceremony!
We tried to capture a glimpse and share some of the culture tied to this event.
To summarize; not every child born, has a ceremony, the Tiale people wait till a certain age (hair grows and they start walking) before they have their version of a “birthday celebration”; because of the high infant mortality rate… they do not celebrate the birth of every kid… but instead wait till the child matures and achieves these markers…
Everyone comes to celebrate both the birth and “proof of life” that the child (Selah) has achieved. They know very well, that life is a gift and is a cause for celebration.
The most valuable thing they have culturally is a pig, thus offering up a harvest of taro and a pig shows the dedication of the parents in their joy for their child.
We alongside the Tiale people celebrate the life that God has given us through Selah Joy.
Thank you for following Selah’s journey in becoming part of the Tiale family.
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