Names of trees in Luhya: Meet Amuutu
Join us as we learn the names of trees in Luhya. Today we get to know facts, cultural importance and uses of Amuutu through stories, taboos, beliefs and science. Quick … Read more
Names of Trees in Luhya
Join us as we learn the names of trees in Luhya. This section of our website will introduce you to trees and their cultural meaning among the Luhya through stories, taboo and science. In particular, we will get to see how the Luhya, like most traditional African cultures, found meaning of life in nature.
Names of trees in Luhya: Meet Itikwa the busaa straw
Join us as we learn the names of trees in Luhya. Today we get to know facts, cultural importance and uses of Itikwa through stories, taboos, beliefs and science. Quick … Read more
Names of trees in Luhya: Meet Kabeya
Join us as we learn the names of trees in Luhya. Today we get to know facts, cultural importance and uses of Kabeya through stories, taboos, beliefs and science. Quick … Read more
Names of trees in Luhya: Meet Munyama also known as Irojo
Join us as we learn the names of trees in Luhya. Today we get to know facts, cultural importance and uses of Irojo or Munyama through stories, taboos, beliefs and … Read more
Names of trees in Luhya: Meet Inoyna or Luvambo
Join us as we learn the names of trees in Luhya. Today we get to know facts, cultural importance and uses of Inoyna or Luvambo through stories, taboos, beliefs and … Read more
Use of olusiola tree, Markhamia Lutea, in Luhya culture – from shrines to a brotherly warning
Olusiola or kumusola or uluwovu is a tree native to the lands of the people of Mulembe. In Luhya folklore, one of the patriarchs of the Bukusu nation, Maina wa … Read more
Kumukhendie: Why this indigenous tree, also known as Lusasari, was bad news in Luhya culture
Kumukhendie tree (Bukusu) or Lusasari (Maragoli) is tropical flora of East Africa. As with any indeginouse tree, the cultural value of kumukhendie varies with the tribal group. For the Luhya … Read more
Meet nalulwe, the herb traditionally used to treat a newly circumcised penis of omufulu after traditional circumcision
The year 2020 was the year of the traditional circumcision among the Bukusu. In spite of earlier public health concerns over COVID-19, this important pillar of Luhya society came to … Read more
Chingayu: Meet the African Sesame also known as Imbasa – A delicacy the Luhya traditionally enjoyed as a marshmallow, its role in prophesying the white man’s invasion and the folktale of a boy who used it to scare ogres
Chingayu it is among the Bukusu and Tachoni. Among the Maragoli and Wanga, it is known as Imbasi. We continue our journey through plants with cultural value among the Luhya … Read more
Kinagosi from Tanzania to Vihiga – The plant that was a taboo for women to touch, yet only a woman could heal those sick from its poison
Kinagosi, plural, vinagosi is an endangered plant of the genus Euphorbia. What follows is a look at the taboos surrounding this shrub of immense cultural value to the Maragoli of … Read more
