Language/Wolof/Culture/Ndéwènal

It is a gift that children are expected from adults in the afternoon of Korite and Tabaski. After lunch, kids dress up and go to visit neighbors and relatives to ask for ndèwènal (jox ma sama ndèwènal). As an adult, you should prepare some coins for this, in general you should give it to the kids you are familiar with.

Source

http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf

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