Relationships within the traditional Gidar family (northern Cameroon) on the basis of local orature

Common to all of Africa is the attitude family towards procreation. It can safely be said that in Gidar understanding, more a community mother and father than husband wife. The was unquestioned authority traditional head family. decisive voice his, everyone owed him absolute obedience. woman clearly felt her inferiority, which approved by confirmed dozens everyday, rules life. Children were great gift, their absence sign curse. Therefore there no occurrence orphans, sense children being left without caregivers. For orphans never abandoned; always someone who would take care them. This does not mean life an easy one. deceased ancestors still involved daily events life, especially at times sowing harvesting, initiations marriages.