While gorillas are on the brink of being extinct in other African countries, Rwanda has given great importance to preserving Mountain Gorillas, and this comes along with a series of celebrations rooted in the African culture- the naming ceremonies- locally known as 'Kwita Izina'
When an African family has a new born baby, the naming ceremony is one of the initial communal events that are carried out as a way of initiating and making a statement that the new child is now part of the community.
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