Cultural questions

[Yankee]

Why do we tell little kids hooyo ma joogto aabo ma joogo? I remember my aunt used to sing that when I was a child and shit made me sad asf, it did NOT help me sleep at all

 

[Keep it a boqol]

Somali lullabies are cruel

 

[AbrahamFreedom]

I personally enjoyed the story of the woman who ate children in Xamar during the Barre era. We were told that story during malcaamad to scare us into coming prepared the following week

 

[Yankee]

Somali lullabies are cruel

Told us our parents weren’t home and when they were ready to tug us in, they told us about dhagdheer

 

[Yankee]

I personally enjoyed the story of the woman who ate children in Xamar during the Barre era. We were told that story during malcaamad to scare us into coming prepared the following week

What story is that? Dhagdheer or Araweelo? Or is there another halimo cannibal I don’t know about