Etor

Etor

Etor

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Otor (also Eto, Oto or Otoor) is a food formulated by the GaDangme (or Ga) tribe of Ghana for special occasions such as: the 'Twins-Festival (Akweley Suma), Outdooring Naming Ceremony and '8th Day Abrahamic' circumcision, which is now widely observed by other tribes including the Akans, birthday celebration of which predominantly the mashed-yam version of the food is used, with seldom use of the mashed-plantain version, weddings and Dipo/Atofo(or Otofo)/Ashimi puberty rites.

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Forms

The food comes in various forms; including the 'Mashed-Yam' form and the 'Mashed-Plantain' form and has been widely adopted by some of the neighbouring Akan-Tribes. The GaDangme Etor is the most popular of the sacred foods prepared for the twins during the 'Twins-Festival'. Others such as 'Naji Enyo' or 'Naji Ejwe' (which is traditionally rice or yam with tomatoes-based-stew, garnished with boiled-eggs and 'Kelewele') is not as popular.[1][2][3]

Etymology

'Eto(or Etor)' is an 'Akan' corruption of the actual name 'Oto (or Otoor)', a Ga-language word dating as far back as in the 1800s.[citation needed]

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References

  1. [1]
    Online Reference, by J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others
  2. [2]
    A grammatical sketch of the Akra or Ga-language - by Johannes Zimmermann
  3. [3]
    THE OUTDOORING DEDICATION AND NAMING OF AN AFRICAN CHILD. A CEREMONY OF THE GADANGME PEOPLE OF SOUTHEASTERN GHANA - Ganyobi Kpojiemo, vol. 1 by Ernest H.C. Tetteh
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