Sarax: A charity or religious event involving Senegalese millet porridge and prayers.
This time, my dad held a sarax for his daughter Diambal. Her husband died (may he rest ak jamm) and Islamic law holds that she must mourn for 3 months and 10 days. Well, the countdown finally finished and now she is officially, for lack of a better term, "on the market"
So yet again, please allow me to insert my prayers and blessings.
- Diambal, may you become beautiful again to the eyes of the eligible bachelors
- May you marry well and have a fulfilling life
- And may your new husband be understanding, patient, unselfish, helpful, and NOT a chauvinist like the rest of his stupid buddies
Byron Yee
Peace Corps Volunteer - Senegal, 2009
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