The Bearing
The Bearing
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The Origin And Purpose Of 'Tashe' In Hausaland
25 minutes Posted Mar 15, 2025 at 5:00 am.
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Send a text In Hausa communities, there are age-old traditions associated with the month of Ramadan, one of which is called “tashe”. It is a form of dramatic entertainment that involves storytelling, singing, dancing, and acting, which begins with the onset of the second ten days of Ramadan. Boys and girls and, sometimes, young men move from one house to another or one market stall to another, wearing costumes, playing drums or other musical instruments, and singing traditional songs. This...