If you were a member of the Ila people of Zimbabwe and just gave birth, how would others react and respond?

a. They would congratulate and present you with gifts.
b. They would shun you and fear the evil spirits that you brought into the village.
c. They would pity you because the birth process lowered your social status.
d. They would envy you because the status of motherhood is near godlike.


A. The Ila people view birth as a joy and an event that should be celebrated. Women attending the birth, the woman's husband, and other male relations all congratulate the new mother.

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