Koto, I think, even though you understand and support the practice of this concept, you're slightly missed the point karamba tried to insinuate here. The true meaning and practice of Gamo [maulud Nabi], Ngenteh [christening ceremony], Daijj [Funeral], hajj [going to and upon returning] and Sayy [marriage/wedding], had been seriously corrupted and stained during the past decades, with material, status, class and or, financial gains in mind. I fully remembered, the 60's and 70's Gamo days at 'Jakka Half-Die,' Anglesea [Mbayen] and Dobson [Fayen] with true religious meaning and fervor: the thief, hypocrites, beggarman, adulterer, etc., sit on the sidelines; nowadays, these are the celebrated he/sheroes [PC]. The most appalling one is the moneymaking praise-singing at funerals, so disgusting. What's your take? Ams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~