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Edith P. Espinoza World Literature/1 st march 23, 2010

Edith P. Espinoza World Literature/1 st march 23, 2010. Yams. Yams are often confused with sweet potatoes. There are over 600 varieties of yams. 95% of the crops are grown in Africa. How the cultivation of yams started. New Yam Festival. Thank Ahiajoku for the harvest.

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Edith P. Espinoza World Literature/1 st march 23, 2010

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  1. Edith P. Espinoza World Literature/1stmarch 23, 2010

  2. Yams • Yams are often confused with sweet potatoes. • There are over 600 varieties of yams. • 95% of the crops are grown in Africa

  3. How the cultivation of yams started.

  4. New Yam Festival • Thank Ahiajoku for the harvest. • Requesting for more the next harvest .

  5. How/when is the New Yam Festival celebrated. • The Fest of the Yam is held annually, before the harvest begins. • New yams could not be eaten until someone had first offer them to the goods. • Before the Yam Festival, al yams are throw away.

  6. Connections… The corn to my Mexican culture is as much important as the yams to the Igbo people. Both are needed to sustain a home. Yams are eaten every day. The corn is always eaten in one way or another, in tortillas, elotes, tamales, tostadas,tocos, etc.

  7. “What is the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams.” http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/sweetpotato.html “The Igbo, the Yam, and A Few Other Varieties of Foods of This Nigeria Tribe.” http://www.associatedcontent.com/aticle/1317464/the_igbo_yam_and_a_few_other_varieties.html?cat=22 “How Do Yams Contribute to the Meaning of Things Fall Apart?”http://www.enotes.com/things-fall-apart/q-and-a/how-do-yams-contribute-meaning-things-fall-apart-101461“Yam Festival in Ghanna and Nigeria”http://www.vivienne-mackie.com/articles/holydays/family/yam.html“African Festival New Yam” http://www.africam.net/newyam.html“Yam Festival”http://www.syfigblobal.com/kekeliinc/yam_festival.html“Case Study Corn in Mexico”http://ww.sitemarker.umich.edu.sec00sgroup5/case_study_corn_in_mexico Bibliography

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