History uncovers that there were no formal schoolwhere kids were taught in Pre-pilgrim Sierra Leone. The Poro and Bondo/Sande Secret Societies were looked upon as establishments to prepare kids. They were shrubbery schools. Also, the training these shrub schools gave was casual. Youngsters who experienced these mystery social orders were viewed as fit for doing their city obligations. They got to be grown-ups and can wed and begin life. They viewed themselves as one family. At the end of the day both Secret Societies made a feeling of comradeship and solidarity among individuals regardless of family, group or ethnic connection. It was consequently viewed as that youngsters who had not experien these mystery social orders were not completely developed.
The Poro Secret Society is for young men. The otherworldly leader of the Poro Society is Pa Gbonu, seen just by the more established graduates or individuals. The physical heads are the Pa Sama Yorgbors and Pa Somanos. They coordinate the exercises of the establishment. The senior educators are the Pa Kashis, who for the most part educate and offer directions to different initiators. The Pa Manchiyas serve as educators to the starts while the Kachemas are the frightening spirits. They terrify the ladies and youngsters alike together with the new starts. The Rakas are the errand young men bearing messages. The Yambas are the head young men. The Bomos are the senior officials while the Sayboms are the administrators; and the screens are the Gbanaboms. Casual classes are held in the Secret Poro Bush. The subjects instructed incorporate Creative Practical Arts, Performing Arts, Practical Agriculture, Medicine i.e. utilization of nearby herbs for the treatment of various afflictions), fighting and different aptitudes. In Creative Practical Arts starts are instructed how to make angling nets, bushel, tangles, and cutting wood and cleanser stones into various protests, for example, creatures and people; in Performing Arts starts are shown singing, moving and the utilization of Poro musical instruments. In Practical Agriculture starts work on cultivating. Young men are educated to manage hardship without objection and become acclimated to it. In this manner they are taken to the homesteads of their educators and seniors to deal with ace bono premise. However amid the harvest season starts could go through these ranches taking whatever they require and eat without being addressed by homestead proprietors. Starts are educated to regard senior citizens and utilization of weapons to murder creatures. In a comparative vein starts are instructed how to utilize weapons in battling with regards to their groups. Different abilities starts are instructed incorporate making fish traps, angling and chasing net, and basketry. In the utilization of herbs starts pay cash (some openly given) for recuperating different infections and additionally for security against foes, malicious spirits and snake chomps. Starts who need to make hurt others utilizing herbs could "reclaim" the herb/drug concerned. Over all starts are educated another Language talked just by individuals called Ke Sornor. For instance fonka trika meaning I am conversing with you; fonka bonomi significance Talk to me. The utilization of this new Language makes graduates exceptionally glad and feel not quite the same as non-starts. Graduates turn out with new names, for example, Lamp, Langba and Kolerr. A graduation function peaks the occasion.
Guardians make gigantic arrangements including sewing dresses for the graduates. To stamp the graduation function there is devouring, drinking, moving and singing applause tunes for the graduates and their folks. Those met all requirements for start probably been circumcised and developed to period of adolescence. They need to live all alone amid the time of preparing which ranges from one to seven years. Graduates are completely admitted to the general Poro society through another service called Enkorie, which goes on for four days.
The Bondo/Sande Society is the organization where young ladies are prepared for womanhood. Its otherworldly head is Na Bondigba. The Na Gboyamas and Na Wulus are the physical heads. These have profound forces used to anticipate the future and catch witches. They are the senior educators. The Na Sokos are the administration educators. They can start young ladies even up to the propelled phase of the Society. The Digbas are the general instructors and remain nearby to the starts. The Sampas are the adroit artists and errand young ladies/ladies. They gain declarations about the ground and exercises or projects amid the graduation service.
The Na Fets, as the name suggests don't have the foggiest idea about all the mystery of the establishment. They convey the institutional executes and formal attire. The Karr Ayeamus are the "servers" to be started into the higher status of the foundation. Young ladies admitted to the Bondo/Sande Society are prepared casually. Classes are held at Kantha or sacrosanct home. The educators are to a great extent worried with the transmission to these pre-adult young ladies the aptitudes and learning which grown-up ladies are relied upon to have keeping in mind the end goal to work appropriately and brilliantly in their group. The subjects young ladies are instructed incorporate Cooking, Performing Arts, Fishing, Husband and Child Care, and Home Management. In Cooking young ladies are instructed how to get ready nourishment through perception and cooperation in the arrangement of different dishes and are later permitted to have a run with next to zero supervision. The individuals who couldn't cook appropriately are permitted to rehash. In Performing Arts young ladies are instructed how to form and sing tunes and how to beat the Bondo/Sande drums (sambories). Close by singing young ladies are instructed how to move and the individuals who move well may join the chain of importance of the Sampas. Young ladies are likewise instructed how to angling, make angling nets, angling bushel, resting mats from bamboo and palm takes off. Further young ladies are instructed how to help their planned spouses and how to deal with youngsters particularly those of senior individuals. Like the Poro Society graduation services are set apart by enormous arrangements. Both guardians and forthcoming spouses would purchase new dresses, shoes, fragrances, powder.
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