▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Sen eg al . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁community . ▁ ▁Religion ▁and ▁to pon ym y ▁▁▁ ▁T att agu ine ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁bird ▁called ▁T atta ▁or ▁Tat ▁in ▁the ▁Ser er ▁language . ▁According ▁to ▁Ser er ▁myth ology , ▁prior ▁to ▁human ▁habit ation ▁of ▁this ▁local ity , ▁it ▁was ▁these ▁birds ▁that ▁lived ▁there . ▁The ▁word ▁Gu ine ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁egg , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁nest ing ▁of ▁these ▁birds . ▁Several ▁Ser er ▁religious ▁festiv als ▁and ▁custom s ▁are ▁observed ▁in ▁T att agu ine . ▁The ▁N d ut ▁r ite ▁of ▁passage ▁( the ▁circum c ision ▁r ite ▁for ▁boys ) ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁rit uals ▁that ▁are ▁observed . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁this ▁r ite ▁that ▁they ▁receive ▁their ▁education ▁about ▁the ▁cos mos ▁and ▁the ▁par an ormal ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁classical ▁N d ut ▁teach ings ▁prepare ▁boys ▁to ▁be ▁brave ▁and ▁hon ou rable ▁men . ▁The ▁N d ut ▁( nest ) ▁is ▁the ▁h ut ▁where ▁they ▁receive ▁their ▁education . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁place ▁they ▁develop ▁their ▁art istic ▁skills ▁: ▁singing , ▁dan cing ▁and ▁compos ing ▁songs ▁which ▁are ▁religious ▁in ▁nature ▁( see ▁N ju up ). ▁The ▁init iation ▁usually ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁night ▁around ▁a ▁camp ▁fire , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁taught ▁about ▁the ▁myster