Maragoli traditions

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

Maragoli Building and Construction Traditions: Why Every Married Woman Should Demand For Her Kesegese

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poster image of luhya traditional homestead depicting the Maragoli building and construction traditions of kuvika kesegese

Among the rituals that are the body of Maragoli building and construction traditions, the requirement that the wife be present during “kuweka kofia”, kuvika kesegese, reigns supreme. The kofia (kesegese) is the ‘cap’ that is placed at the apex of the thatched roof of a traditional Maragoli hut. It is the equivalent of the ridge … Read more