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| Calabar Fattening Rooms by hannaford: 4:27pm On Jul 24, 2007 |
I read a piece on the BBC News website about the fattening rooms of Calabar. Does anyone live in Calabar or know anything about this? Please email me if you do , nofiction at gmail dot com |
| Re: Calabar Fattening Rooms by drrionelli(m): 9:08pm On Jul 24, 2007 |
Please explain what these "fattening rooms" are for those of us who are unfamiliar with the term. Thank you. |
| Re: Calabar Fattening Rooms by LondonCool(m): 5:25pm On Nov 10, 2008 |
Its a traditional rite of passage where young maidens are prepared for marriage by being kept in a house and fed with certain food to make them fat before they get married. They also learn aspects of house-keeping and how to look after their husbands. It is no longer common place in Calabar due to expenses involved and modernisation. |
| Re: Calabar Fattening Rooms by JamaicanQT(f): 5:27pm On Nov 10, 2008 |
@ poster this topic is already on the board, |
| Re: Calabar Fattening Rooms by suricattca(f): 7:05pm On Nov 10, 2008 |
@ topic Go there : https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-192952.0.html |
| Re: Calabar Fattening Rooms by comfort3: 8:16pm On Feb 23, 2009 |
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| Re: Calabar Fattening Rooms by Nobody: 2:01pm On Feb 24, 2009 |
Thank you Suri Fathouse? Explain What This Means https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-192952.0.html |
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