Kurugiza

Marondo and last borns: The curious link between ugali, womb and pot among the Luhya

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marondo and lastborns

What, if any, could be the link between marondo and last borns? For non Lulogooli speakers, we speak of the crunchy stuff left stuck inside the sufuria after cooking ugali; not the soup made from boiling the legs, head and tongue of cows. In Tanzania, marondo the soup is known as supu ya kongoro. This … Read more

All about kurugiza, house warming the Maragoli way: When your sister in law helps you to cook fulfilling an important Maragoli tradition that makes a home complete

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poster with image of a lit fire titled ku.kurugiza a Maragoli tradition

Kurugiza is a Maragaoli tradition that straddles the community’s building traditions and marriage traditions. It is an important part of our culture that serves to make a union complete. Literally, kurugiza means ‘to be made or be aided to cook’. Recently, before COVID-19 disrupted our cultures and way of life, I attended the burial of … Read more