CustomsCulture Oral tradition
A Yoruba child was traditionally named on a fixed day: the 9th day after birth for a boy, the 7th for a girl — and the 8th day if they were twins of both sexes.
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“The naming usually takes place on the 9th day of birth if a male, or on the 7th if a female; if they happen to be twins of both sexes, it will be on the 8th day. Moslem children of either sex are invariably named on the 8th day.”
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