Karia is confinement that is obligated to every little girl before becoming a teenager or adult. It comes from Muna language. The girl has to undergo confinement in an isolated room. The confinement lasts for a week. This tradition aims to imbue the girl with ethics, morals, and spiritual value as a child, mother, wife and community member. After Karia is finished, all family members and relatives do celebration a dance called (Linda dance) is performed by the girl who has just been confined. The motion of Linda dance carries a meaning that in challenging times a Muna woman should always be gentle. The dance portrays the life a woman from teenagehood to adulthood and marriage. Therefore a young Muna Woman who has undergone Karia, She is considered ready for marriage.
No comments:
Post a Comment