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Banging the pestle and mortar is one of the rituals of the Sebou’ ceremony, although as a kitchen utensil it is disappearing from use. There are blue ones for baby boys and pink ones for baby girls. The banging of the pestle and mortar is a tradition intended to get the infant used to the noise and disturbances of life. Similarly, shaking the sieve is meant to teach the infant that life could place them in fluctuating situations.