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Luhya traditional circumcision

Poster with wooden ladles titled khukhombia kumukango

What is khukhombia kumukango? The making of a man among Babukusu, details on a Bukusu traditional circumcision tradition

A narration and the symbolic meaning of the Bukusu traditional circumcision tradition khukhombia kumukango. An experience designed to stir the lion within. Senje hides herself a few meters from the …

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eggplant and two citrus arranged to simulate the male organs fruits upon a lilac background

The exceptional treatment of special basinde: Oh yes, not all initiates preparing to face kumubano kwo mukhebi are equal

The Bukusu traditional circumcision ceremony that takes place every even year, is the most attended event in Western Kenya’s rich cultural tourism experience. Whilst most local and foreign visitors get …

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poster appreciating our maternal uncles with images of archetypal khocha, kotsa and chomba

The meaning of khocha in Luhya: 7 life events in Luhya culture that are hallowed by the presence of the irreplaceable khocha/ koza/ kotsa/ kocha/ chomba

Khocha is a male sibling to your mother. Broadly speaking, in the way African relations are expansive, chomba in Bukusu slang; or kocha, koza or kotsa in lulogooli is any …

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poster with image of broken plate titled burst beer broken dreama kamalawa kakatikhe

The pitiful story of omusinde whose beer delayed khuyusia, how not to suffer kamalwa kakatikhe

Four things. One: omusinde. Two: a proud father. Three: kamalwa khuyusia, ancestors’ timely but unwelcome lessons, the elusive nature of trust and kamalwa kakatikhe. This is the story of a …

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