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All about ‘changa style ndolekho’, the penultimate dance of the Bukusu traditional circumcision ceremony

Luhya traditional circumcision, Bukusu Culture, Luhya Culture /

Changa style ndolekho is not a challenge to pronounce lightly. You better be prepared, you have to know how to strut your stuff on the dance floor. Most importantly, you must be prepared to leave it all there. Whenever, in the ceremony known as khuchukhila, a omusinde form Bayemba clan pours water that he’s fetched […]

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A man hung himself, one got struck by lightening, mob justice took another away, all about special Luhya burial rites for unnatural deaths

Luhya Culture /

Death by suicide, lightening or mob justice were considered taboo among the Luhya. A synopsis of special Luhya burial rites that accompanied unnatural deaths Few things matter to a Luhya than the send off they would receive once their time was up. Luhya death rituals such as khumina chimoni might suffer in the face of

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