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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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In marriage, duties were strictly segregated. Housework and agricultural duties were performed by the women and children. The older boys looked after cattle. Young, newly married men formed the community's warriors, while middle-aged men did little. Older men formed the village's council of elders,
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Although circumcision was universal among the Bukusu, the form of the ceremony varied according to the clan. In particular, the festivities and ceremonies accompanying the final stage of initiation, when the now-healed initiates came out of seclusion to rejoin their families as 'men', were specific
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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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The Bukusu people are the largest sub-tribe of the Luhya people in Kenya, residing mainly in the counties of
Bungoma and Trans Nzoia. In the 2019 Kenyan census, the total number of Luhyas was estimated at 6,823,842. Of these, 3, 944, 257 volunteered information about their sub-tribes, with Bukusu
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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 accounts indicate that both agricultural and pastoral economies have been practiced by the tribe for as long as can be remembered. This is authenticated by the vast amount of knowledge regarding farming practices, their rich pastoral vocabulary and the variety of legends connected with
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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
1770:. 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
Sirikwa, or the fallen kingdom. It fell after the people disobeyed their God Khakaba, so he sent a giant boulder from the sky which hit the land of Mbayi, causing an
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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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Children inherited the clan of their father, and were not allowed to marry from either their own clan or their mother's clan. The first son of the first wife was usually the main heir to his father, and he had a special name denoting this status:
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Entebbe, who lived in Tabasya of Misri. Muntu was a great warrior who was later deified by the people of Misri. His son Mwambu married Sela, the granddaughter Samba Ambarani, who is believed to be
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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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The initiation was a public event, witnessed by all. Going through the operation without showing any sign of pain is thought to be an indicator of bravery. Once circumcised, an initiate became a member of an
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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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and further beyond. The main body of the population headed south east and west under the banners of
Basirikwa, Banabayi, Bakikayi, Baneala, Bamalaba and Bamwalie.
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neighbors, the latter used to even sell their children to the Bukusu. The Bukusu also used to send their own young boys to grow up with
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would be discussed, and once paid she would be sent to live with her new husband. This form of marriage is common in traditional households.
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2461:2013-08-20
2382:References
2281:FORD–Kenya
2116:sugar cane
1927:Initiation
1860:earthquake
1839:See also:
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1750:Settlement
1684:people of
1550:Fort Jesus
1383:Newspapers
1335:Citizen TV
1324:Television
1281:Television
1166:Literature
1085:Boxing Day
1055:Huduma Day
1035:Labour day
976:Kit-Mikayi
908:Hindustani
76:newspapers
2035:BaMasaaba
1957:age group
1545:Siyu Fort
1540:Lamu Fort
1498:Monuments
1372:Pamoja FM
1002:Festivals
942:Mythology
896:Afrikaans
776:Kigiryama
766:Oluluhyia
723:Languages
630:Mijikenda
384:Shungwaya
289:Neolithic
188:Languages
158:Over 1.2m
2470:cite web
2414:5 August
2369:See also
2173:and the
2149:Kalenjin
2135:Politics
2060:Kalenjin
2017:Marriage
2007:Kalenjin
1933:Kalenjin
1917:Simakulu
1876:Marakwet
1864:Kipsigis
1816:Bamasaba
1804:Kakamega
1776:Kalenjin
1772:Bamalaba
1740:phatries
1674:Babukusu
1424:The Star
1099:Religion
876:Germanic
843:Rendille
838:Cushitic
812:Kalenjin
771:Kipokomo
756:Ekegusii
693:Diaspora
615:Rendille
590:Ilchamus
493:Kipsigis
488:Marakwet
478:Kalenjin
446:Maragoli
247:a series
245:Part of
226:Maragoli
203:Religion
138:Babukusu
65:"Bukusu"
2590:(ed.).
2565:3 March
2191:African
2170:litungu
2159:Culture
2126:in the
2120:Bungoma
1989:Bachuma
1980:Basawa.
1972:Bachuma
1892:Omukasa
1872:Samburu
1848:Abraham
1792:Bungoma
1708:Origins
1690:Bungoma
1578:Symbols
1227:Soukous
1222:Ohangla
1217:Lingala
1127:Judaism
1122:Quakers
992:Cuisine
925:Italian
886:English
855:Semitic
822:Turkana
802:Nilotic
761:Kimîîru
741:Swahili
657:Swahili
640:Giriama
625:Sengwer
595:Turkana
585:Samburu
456:Tachoni
441:Marachi
406:Banyala
319:Moi Era
276:History
229:Tachoni
197:Swahili
90:scholar
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2358:player
2356:tennis
2214:UNCTAD
2175:silili
2128:Kitale
2083:hyenas
2064:Maasai
2056:famine
2051:cowrie
1993:Basawa
1984:Basawa
1976:Basawa
1921:Bukusu
1906:Family
1880:Borana
1878:, the
1874:, the
1870:, the
1866:, the
1828:Kitosh
1824:Kitosh
1820:Uganda
1744:ekholo
1732:Uganda
1669:Bukusu
1286:Cinema
1232:Taarab
1202:Boomba
1060:Diwali
1015:Mawlid
959:Akamba
954:Gikuyu
920:French
915:Italic
891:German
860:Arabic
848:Somali
807:Dholuo
786:bajuni
781:Kiembu
746:Kikuyu
667:Taveta
650:Chonyi
645:Duruma
635:Jibana
605:Sakuye
600:Borana
580:Maasai
565:Mbeere
545:Somali
518:Sabaot
498:Elgeyo
461:Tiriki
451:Marama
426:Isukha
421:Idakho
411:Bukusu
396:Kikuyu
338:People
249:on the
232:Kabras
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2678:Luhya
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2341:Kenya
2187:Luhya
2124:wheat
2112:maize
2070:Death
1941:Luhya
1868:Nandi
1852:Meroe
1841:Kintu
1808:Busia
1698:Luhya
1682:Bantu
1679:Luhya
1438:Sport
1356:Radio
1273:Media
1207:Genge
1197:Benga
1188:Music
751:Kamba
736:Bantu
672:Okiek
662:Taita
620:Gabra
555:Kuria
550:Kisii
540:Kamba
535:Kunta
513:Pokot
508:Terik
503:Tugen
483:Nandi
471:Wanga
466:Samia
431:Khayo
401:Luhya
178:Kenya
97:JSTOR
83:books
2567:2023
2476:link
2416:2024
2403:ISBN
2189:and
2165:lyre
1806:and
1692:and
1663:The
1585:Flag
610:Orma
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570:Embu
560:Meru
530:Suba
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416:Gisu
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