Scarification is one of the most important practice in african traditions. According to ethnic groups, they differs in designs and meanings.
Scarification allows to identify easily an individual's ethnic group.

Do your people practice scarification? What are their designs and what do they symbolize?

I know the Yoruba and Hausa scarify, do other people in Nigeria do it as well? It ain't as popular as it used to be in the past, but in villages people still practice it.

I will be back later and post pics from different ethnic groups across the continent that do such practice.

yes we still do it. I am scarified and im proud of it.

Some in my husbands family still do it.

Three stripes on each side of the eye, or a line straight down on the forehead.
Some of the elders also have some v-lines on the chest/front of the shoulders, and patterns on the chin.
Put they, most of the time, put coal in it, so it is a scarification/tattoo. ( On some the color stays, on others, only the scar. )

And they should be damn proud of it.

Some parts of Igbo land still do though theirs are not so big and pronounced on the face. One or two tiny lines beside the eyes or cheek

PAGAN 9JA:
yes we still do it. I am scarified and im proud of it.

that's cool
what part of nigeria are you from?

JallowBah: Some in my husbands family still do it.

Three stripes on each side of the eye, or a line straight down on the forehead.
Some of the elders also have some v-lines on the chest/front of the shoulders, and patterns on the chin.
Put they, most of the time, put coal in it, so it is a scarification/tattoo. ( On some the color stays, on others, only the scar. )

And they should be damn proud of it.

quite interesting
from what ethnic group is he from?

ifyalways: Some parts of Igbo land still do though theirs are not so big and pronounced on the face. One or two tiny lines beside the eyes or cheek

ifyaaa
how are u doin dear?

Sybellah:

that's cool
what part of nigeria are you from?

North. Im from Kano, though we my dads side is actually from Gumel.

We are Hausa.

Sybellah:

quite interesting
from what ethnic group is he from?

he is Fulani.

Sybellah:

ifyaaa
how are u doin dear?

I'm fine, cherie.

THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY....

Of what benefit is such practice in this time and age ?

I marvel at Africa, our inability to know what to promote, what values to follow and what cultural practices should be abolished.

It might be understandable if someone in the 18th century blasts his child's face with tribal marks but in this age, how in this world will that be of any benefit to that child ?

And in some cases (many cases actually), children with tribal marks end up being susceptible to inferiority complex on the account of their looks.

Please anybody planning to scarify his child face should please refrain. When the child is old enough, if he's so much in love with marks on his body, he'll simply get a tattoo

Sybellah:

quite interesting
from what ethnic group is he from?

Fulani.

pak: THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY....

Of what benefit is such practice in this time and age ?

I marvel at Africa, our inability to know what to promote, what values to follow and what cultural practices should be abolished.

It might be understandable if someone in the 18th century blasts his child's face with tribal marks but in this age, how in this world will that be of any benefit to that child ?

And in some cases (many cases actually), children with tribal marks end up being susceptible to inferiority complex on the account of their looks.

Please anybody planning to scarify his child face should please refrain. When the child is old enough, if he's so much in love with marks on his body, he'll simply get a tattoo

shut up who the mess you think you are?

We don't have this in my ethnicity to identify people,but you can have some for medical purpose. On your back(lower-back). I won't tell more and yes I do have them and they are small.

CAMEROONPRIDE: We don't have this in my ethnicity to identify people,but you can have some for medical purpose. On your back(lower-back). I won't tell more and yes I do have them and they are small.

I heard about this before, but I have not seen any myself, at least not that I know of.
They have this for other parts of the body too, right?

I think that if I saw it, and did not know what it was, I would probably just think it was a normal scar, nothing to it.

CAMEROONPRIDE: We don't have this in my ethnicity to identify people,but you can have some for medical purpose. On your back(lower-back). I won't tell more and yes I do have them and they are small.

In my ethnic group as well we do have it. It a small horizontal line just on top of the cheek
They do it a few month after birth and usually put some herbs on it till it heals

I did not did not find any pic from there, i am still lookin so this is what it looks like
usually it's just on 1 cheek tho

Nigeria different marks

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pak: THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY....

Of what benefit is such practice in this time and age ?

I marvel at Africa, our inability to know what to promote, what values to follow and what cultural practices should be abolished.

It might be understandable if someone in the 18th century blasts his child's face with tribal marks but in this age, how in this world will that be of any benefit to that child ?

And in some cases (many cases actually), children with tribal marks end up being susceptible to inferiority complex on the account of their looks.

Please anybody planning to scarify his child face should please refrain. When the child is old enough, if he's so much in love with marks on his body, he'll simply get a tattoo

please shut the hell up! you dont understand these matters!

I will disown anyone in my family who doesnt have tribal marks. the children in our people dont hav a problem with it , so why should you have?

Sybellah:

In my ethnic group as well we do have it. It a small horizontal line just on top of the cheek
They do it a few month after birth and usually put some herbs on it till it heals

I did not did not find any pic from there, i am still lookin so this is what it looks like
usually it's just on 1 cheek tho

what is your tribe?

PAGAN 9JA:


what is your tribe?

i am Baoule (Bawule)

Sybellah:

i am Baoule (Bawule)

very good! so you are Akan. .

do you follow Baoule religion?

PAGAN 9JA:


very good! so you are Akan. .

do you follow Baoule religion?

no
we lost our souls in colonization
most Baoule u ll find are catholic now
and people that practice any form of traditional religion
is considered as a witch
People still follow their tradition but not in the spiritual way

PAGAN 9JA:


what is your tribe?

beautiful

Sybellah:

In my ethnic group as well we do have it. It a small horizontal line just on top of the cheek
They do it a few month after birth and usually put some herbs on it till it heals

I did not did not find any pic from there, i am still lookin so this is what it looks like
usually it's just on 1 cheek tho

[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6923303837_1bb 15918d7_z.jpg[/img]

beautiful. Tho m not sure If I will like it on my face. Esp the big ones

JallowBah:

I heard about this before, but I have not seen any myself, at least not that I know of.
They have this for other parts of the body too, right?

I think that if I saw it, and did not know what it was, I would probably just think it was a normal scar, nothing to it.

probably. I really don't know like I said we don't have this automatically ,It's not a common practice, I use to b very sick when I was younger, this is how I got them,It's a ritual.
.

Sybellah:

no
we lost our souls in colonization
most Baoule u ll find are catholic now
and people that practice any form of traditional religion
is considered as a witch
People still follow their tradition but not in the spiritual way

that sucks. hopefully well change that in the future years.

for now, start calling the Creator Force/ Creator God as Alouroua. do the same in the church as well if you go. that is the 1st step.

there are many other Gods (amuen) such as Asie, etc. .


ofcourse, i understand that the wider Akan religion is more advanced than the Baoule version.

CAMEROONPRIDE: probably. I really don't know like I said we don't have this automatically ,It's not a common practice, I use to b very sick when I was younger, this is how I got them,It's a ritual.
.

Could you explain more about it?
Is this something they do for any kind of sickness, or only a few? Any part of the body?
Never heard of it, and it is interesting.

PAGAN 9JA:



that sucks. hopefully well change that in the future years.

for now, start calling the Creator Force/ Creator God as Alouroua. do the same in the church as well if you go. that is the 1st step.

there are many other Gods (amuen) such as Asie, etc. .


ofcourse, i understand that the wider Akan religion is more advanced than the Baoule version.

Who is Alouroua We call God: Niamien (O'Niamien)
Akan is comprised of different ethnic groups, so i don't think that there is such a thing like a wider Akan religion, even though Akan ethnic groups are usually monotheist.

@jallowbah I will explain later.
U want to see them?

Sybellah:

Who is Alouroua We call God: Niamien (O'Niamien)
Akan is comprised of different ethnic groups, so i don't think that there is such a thing like a wider Akan religion, even though Akan ethnic groups are usually monotheist.

most African culture are monotheist, but they have spiritual forces. Check well I'm pretty sure you have a spirit that you worshipped during war, another when someone is pregnant or getting married.

CAMEROONPRIDE: @jallowbah I will explain later.
U want to see them?

Haha, if you took a picture and posted it, trust me, I would be damn happy!

I have said it before; always been fascinated with tribal marks and tats..it`s a way of beauty I truly find attractive, I don`t know why. Always been like that.