Yaboyabo ( Serer, variations : Yaabo-Yabo, Yabo Yabo, YABO-YABO or Yabo-Yabo) is an ancient village [1] in the rural community of Séssène (var : Sessene), in the Thies Region of Senegal. [2] [3]
History and religious status
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Linked to Serer mythology and religion and deemed one of the Serer holy sites, Yaboyabo is one of the oldest villages in Senegal. [1] According to the Serer creation myth, Yaboyabo takes its name from the first human couple [1] ( YAAB and YOP, [4] var : YAAB and YOB) created by the supreme being Roog (or Koox among the Cangin). [4] The narrative went on to state that, the original twins (female and male respectively) were carried from the Empyrean Heaven by an ark. [1] This is believed to be deposited in the sacred village of Yaboyabo. [1] Although the ark of Yaabo-Yabo is an ancient relic [5] under the guardianship of this Serer village, and ritually venerated by those who adhere to the tenets of Serer religion, [5] it is highly unlikely to be the original "ark" and was probably an ancient replica. Many Serer homes have ancient artifacts, some of which are religious in nature (see Serer ancient history). [5] [6]
Population
The population is overrun by the Serer people, the original inhabitants. As of 2012, the population is estimated to be between 1715 [2] and 1953. [7]
Geography
Some of the nearest localities include Tattaguine, Mbefel, Saokom, Sakone, Dom and Diarab. [3] [8] The closest major cities include Thies and Kaolack. [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), pp 205-8, ISBN 2-7236-1055-1
- ^ a b (in French) Yabo Yabo in PEPAM (Retrieved : 25 June 2012)
- ^ a b Yaboyabo, Senegal Page [in] Fallingrain map
- ^ a b Genesis of YAAB & YOP » narrated by « Armand Diouf » of Ndimaag ( Senegal), [in] Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), p 204, ISBN 2-7236-1055-1
- ^ a b c Gravrand, "Pangool", pp 208-9
- ^ (in French) Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, témoins matériels du passé dans les pays sereer", CNRS-ORSTOM, Dakar, 1993, [1] (Retrieved : 25 June 2012)
- ^ Senegal country portal [2] [in]The WatSan Platform.
- ^ a b Go mapper
Bibliography
- Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), ISBN 2-7236-1055-1
- Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, témoins matériels du passé dans les pays sereer", CNRS-ORSTOM, Dakar, 1993, [3] (Retrieved : 25 June 2012)