The Yoruba race call them "Oke"
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Igala call them "Oma Tabotabo"
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They are the babies who were forced out of the coziness of the amniotic sac. They came with the bag of water completely unbroken or partially broken.
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The medical practitioners call this kind of complication "The En-Caul Birth". It is also called the “veiled birth.” This rare thing of beauty happens in 1 out of 80,000 births.
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But In the Yoruba & Igala Culture, these kids are a mystery and failure to attach any reverence to their nature would spell doom & misfortunes to the Parents.
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But if worshipped and praised for the mystery that they are believed to be, it is said that their presence in a household ushers in prosperity & affluence.
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Oke or Tabotabo Babies are traditionally believed to be Supernatural children. Hence, the yoruba saying:
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"Oke are tied by the deities and no human on earth should dare untie it"
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Some people call "Births" a wonderful experience.
yes! fine!
If Births are a wonderful experience then the "En Caul Birth" is a Miracle!
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#TradoCulturalBirths
with
Huncle Bako

hmm

Wow.

Wow, informative... In Igbo culture, I don't think there's any underlying significance or beliefs. However, the advent of modern day medicine and midwifery practices have explained lots of mysteries.

Mrkcee:
Wow, informative... In Igbo culture, I don't think there's any underlying significance or beliefs. However, the advent of modern day medicine and midwifery practices have explained lots of mysteries.

absolutely correct.... African cultures automatically extend supernatural beliefs to happenings they can't explain.

My second son was born en caul