Kenya Research Paper

Kenya is a country that is widely known for its rich tourism attraction sceneries. Among the tourism attraction is the cultural practices of the 42 tribes that make up Kenya. Each tribe has its rich cultural practices that make it unique. Among these tribes, we have the Luhya community that is made up of 18 dialects. Bukusu dialect is one of the Luhya tribe. This tribe's cultural practices are unique yet so rich. Here are 10 Bukusu burial rituals that are interesting and worthy knowing.

Burial of a father to twins: In this community, any man who has fathered twins is treated differently when he dies. There are rituals that are performed before he is buried. These rituals are taken so seriously by the clan of the man and so are carried out
It depends on the sexuality of a person. If it is a man, he is buried facing the gate. This they believe he is watching on his family from being attacked by evil people and spirits. It is believed he sees everyone that comes into the home He is buried sideway, lying on his right hand. If it is a woman, she is buried lying on her left hand side. Some clans in bukusu dialect bury their dead while seated. It is believed; death is not a form of defeat but is a form of relaxation. They believe the death is resting from physical activities but continue to oversee activities of their families and
It is a taboo to bury a mother with a child in the womb. It is amazing how this is made possible without carrying out an operation to remove the foetus. The dead pregnant woman is made to sit or lie in a position of a mother giving birth and then spoken to and told to give birth. The surprising thing is how the dead body respond to this. The women who assist in this are paid off. The dead body, behave as though is alive and push out the baby who is already dead. The woman's body just sweat as a live woman when giving birth. It even cries in that those in the room can see the tears. It feels the pain just as alive woman in labor pain do. After giving birth, the dead body fall back and the women in the room clean the baby and the body of the mother and prepare them for burial. The umbilical cord of the baby is taken and buried in a banana plantation as per their traditions. On the day of burial, the mother has to be buried first then the baby is buried a day later. They believe they cannot bury two people on the same day. The mother and the baby are buried separately in different graves. To this community, it is a taboo to bury two or more people in one grave. In fact it is not allowed no matter what. After the burial, each is given forty days then people gather for their