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the date of circumcision. The boy to be circumcised, will do everything and make sure,he has informed everyone. Third day to the d day, the boy will be smeared with millet flour, "khuchukhamo" which will be used to make alcohol taken on the day of circumcision. The second last day, He will visit his uncle where by the bull will be slaughtered (likhoni) to signify the connection to uncle's place. That will be the day of celebration and there after, the boy will be taken the following day to a place called "sitosi/silongo", to be smeared by mud before he brought back home , stand in the courtyard (etiang'i) and be circumcised.
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Msambwa, Elijah Masinde resisted colonialism and the extermination of the Luhya people's way of life. Circumcision Bukusu circumcision is done to boys that are between 12–28 years. They play trading jingle bells "chinyimba" as they call, visit all there relatives to inform them
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shells (known as chisimbi). Most values, from the beauty of a girl to the price of a field of land, were expressed in terms of heads of cattle. Possessing cattle, wealth, and prosperous agriculture, the Bukusu were sometimes not only admired but also envied by neighboring communities. Occasionally
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First marriages are typically between men aged 18–20, and women about age 16. There were two types of first-time marriage: arranged marriages and enforced eloping. If a young man came from a well-to-do family, he would ask his sisters to find a girl for him to marry. The ability of a girl to cook
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ensued the next initiation period in 1888. It was then agreed to avoid such delays, and that any man who lives long enough to appear reaching the second cycle would be killed. This has been the tradition since then. Once the last age-group has been reached, the first is restarted, and so on. For
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traditions and folklore. Among the most famous of Bukusu marriage customs is the immense respect accorded to in-laws. A lady, for example, treats her father-in-law with much deference, and they are not allowed to make physical contact in any way. The same is true of a man and his mother-in-law.
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Bukusu family structure was traditionally modeled on the Luhya structure, it was and still is modeled on
Bukusus culture itself. Families were usually polygamous, with the first wife accorded a special status among her co-wives. Society was entirely patriarchal: women were present not only as
1781:. After evil and bad omens befell them, they dispersed taking six routes: five going around the western side of Mount Elgon and one via the eastern side of Mount Elgon. Those who went via the western side of Mount Elgon included the Basilikwa, the Banabayi, the Baneala, the Bakikayi and the
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area. Cattle and sheep are universally kept: cattle for milk, and sheep for meat and ceremonial functions (e.g.: offers for sacrifice). Larger or polygamous families will usually have a team of oxen for ploughing and haulage. Chicken, a traditional delicacy, are now kept for commercial egg
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sub-nationalities like the Laku, the Sabiny( known by the bukusu as basawinja), the
Bongomek, and the Sebei, who were hostile to their new neighbors. To protect themselves against these tribes the Bukusu built fortified villages, an ancient art from their origin in Misri.
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Masaba, the father of Bukusu and Kisu, led the people to Embayi which was later to become
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and resolved disputes. Punishment for crimes was usually on an eye-for-an-eye basis, while petty crimes like theft were punished by the perpetrators being expelled from the village, and their property confiscated and redistributed to the wronged party.
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well, bear children and work in the fields were the main attractions of a potential wife. Once a girl was identified, an emissary was sent to her parents to ask for her hand. The girl had no say whatsoever in the whole matter:
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would then leave their home to live with a far-off relative for a while, until the boy acquired enough wealth to pay the original bride price, as well as a fine, to the parents of the girl. This practice has since died out.
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means 'the terrible ones'; they called them this because the Bukusu warriors were ruthless and decisive in battlefields. Following vigorous campaigns, the name Kitosh was eventually substituted by Bukusu in the mid-1950s.
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would sometimes exhume corpses from graves and eat them. In such an incident, people recovered the skull of the desecrated body and hanged it in a leafy tree. When the family of the deceased migrated, they brewed beer
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In ceremonies that were spaced about two years apart, young boys of a particular age (usually about 15 years) would, on getting the go-ahead from their parents, invite relatives and friends to their initiation.
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intermarriages would take place between them and the other communities and it was common practice for
Kalenjin neighbors to give the Bukusu their sons to look after their herds of cattle. In times of
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which lasts for 16 years (made up of 8 sub-sets of 2-years each), one of which lasted from 1872–1886. The reason for this was the tradition that there was an old man of the age group of
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to clans, and have been handed down largely intact to the present day. Much was taught to these young initiates during this time which enabled them to face marriage with information.
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child-bearers but also as an indication of status. In addition, the practice of polygamy meant more hands to work the fields, an advantage in a society founded on agriculture.
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1031:Good Friday
844:Afroasiatic
742:Niger–Congo
295:Pleistocene
117:August 2019
2678:Categories
2633:(9): 1881.
2571:Tuko.co.ke
2472:2013-08-20
2393:References
2292:FORD–Kenya
2127:sugar cane
1938:Initiation
1871:earthquake
1850:See also:
1771:Enambukutu
1761:Settlement
1695:people of
1561:Fort Jesus
1394:Newspapers
1346:Citizen TV
1335:Television
1292:Television
1177:Literature
1096:Boxing Day
1066:Huduma Day
1046:Labour day
987:Kit-Mikayi
919:Hindustani
87:newspapers
2046:BaMasaaba
1968:age group
1556:Siyu Fort
1551:Lamu Fort
1509:Monuments
1383:Pamoja FM
1013:Festivals
953:Mythology
907:Afrikaans
787:Kigiryama
777:Oluluhyia
734:Languages
641:Mijikenda
395:Shungwaya
300:Neolithic
199:Languages
169:Over 1.2m
2481:cite web
2425:5 August
2380:See also
2184:and the
2160:Kalenjin
2146:Politics
2071:Kalenjin
2028:Marriage
2018:Kalenjin
1944:Kalenjin
1928:Simakulu
1887:Marakwet
1875:Kipsigis
1827:Bamasaba
1815:Kakamega
1787:Kalenjin
1783:Bamalaba
1751:phatries
1685:Babukusu
1435:The Star
1110:Religion
887:Germanic
854:Rendille
849:Cushitic
823:Kalenjin
782:Kipokomo
767:Ekegusii
704:Diaspora
626:Rendille
601:Ilchamus
504:Kipsigis
499:Marakwet
489:Kalenjin
457:Maragoli
258:a series
256:Part of
237:Maragoli
214:Religion
149:Babukusu
76:"Bukusu"
2601:(ed.).
2576:3 March
2202:African
2181:litungu
2170:Culture
2137:in the
2131:Bungoma
2000:Bachuma
1991:Basawa.
1983:Bachuma
1903:Omukasa
1883:Samburu
1859:Abraham
1803:Bungoma
1719:Origins
1701:Bungoma
1589:Symbols
1238:Soukous
1233:Ohangla
1228:Lingala
1138:Judaism
1133:Quakers
1003:Cuisine
936:Italian
897:English
866:Semitic
833:Turkana
813:Nilotic
772:Kimîîru
752:Swahili
668:Swahili
651:Giriama
636:Sengwer
606:Turkana
596:Samburu
467:Tachoni
452:Marachi
417:Banyala
330:Moi Era
287:History
240:Tachoni
208:Swahili
101:scholar
2416:
2369:player
2367:tennis
2225:UNCTAD
2186:silili
2139:Kitale
2094:hyenas
2075:Maasai
2067:famine
2062:cowrie
2004:Basawa
1995:Basawa
1987:Basawa
1932:Bukusu
1917:Family
1891:Borana
1889:, the
1885:, the
1881:, the
1877:, the
1839:Kitosh
1835:Kitosh
1831:Uganda
1755:ekholo
1743:Uganda
1680:Bukusu
1297:Cinema
1243:Taarab
1213:Boomba
1071:Diwali
1026:Mawlid
970:Akamba
965:Gikuyu
931:French
926:Italic
902:German
871:Arabic
859:Somali
818:Dholuo
797:bajuni
792:Kiembu
757:Kikuyu
678:Taveta
661:Chonyi
656:Duruma
646:Jibana
616:Sakuye
611:Borana
591:Maasai
576:Mbeere
556:Somali
529:Sabaot
509:Elgeyo
472:Tiriki
462:Marama
437:Isukha
432:Idakho
422:Bukusu
407:Kikuyu
349:People
260:on the
243:Kabras
186:
143:Bukusu
103:
96:
89:
82:
74:
2699:Bantu
2689:Luhya
2623:(PDF)
2597:. In
2466:(PDF)
2459:(PDF)
2386:Kintu
2352:Kenya
2198:Luhya
2135:wheat
2123:maize
2081:Death
1952:Luhya
1879:Nandi
1863:Meroe
1852:Kintu
1819:Busia
1709:Luhya
1693:Bantu
1690:Luhya
1449:Sport
1367:Radio
1284:Media
1218:Genge
1208:Benga
1199:Music
762:Kamba
747:Bantu
683:Okiek
673:Taita
631:Gabra
566:Kuria
561:Kisii
551:Kamba
546:Kunta
524:Pokot
519:Terik
514:Tugen
494:Nandi
482:Wanga
477:Samia
442:Khayo
412:Luhya
189:Kenya
108:JSTOR
94:books
18:Muntu
2578:2023
2487:link
2427:2024
2414:ISBN
2200:and
2176:lyre
1817:and
1703:and
1674:The
1596:Flag
621:Orma
586:Teso
581:Embu
571:Meru
541:Suba
447:Kisa
427:Gisu
246:Gisu
80:news
1946:at
1829:of
1151:Art
828:Maa
536:Luo
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