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17 Nov

Learn, re-learn, unlearn that Among the Agìkūyū, there lived a great Medicine Man ( Mūndū mūgo) called Waing'a. But his soon changed and in a song, he was labeled saitani...

WAING'A
ᴺᵈᵃʰᵘ̂ⁿʸᵘ̂ᵏᶦ̂ᵗᵉ ⁿᵍᶦᵘᵐᵃ ᵏʷᵃ ʷᵃᶦⁿᵍ'ᵃ ×²
ᴺʲᵉᶜū ᴬᵏiⁿʲᵒʸᵃ,ᴬᵍᶦ̂ᵗʰᵃᵐᵇᶦᵃ ʷᵉᵍᵃ,
ᴬᵏᶦ̂ʰᵃᵏᵃ ᵐᵃᵍᵘᵗᵃ, ᴬᵏᶦ̂ʰᵘᵐᵇᵃ ⁿᵍᵘᵒ ʸᵒʰᵒⁿᵒᵏᶦᵒᵒᵒ.ᴷʷᵃ ʷᵃᶦⁿᵍ'ᵃ ⁿᵈᶦᵍᵃᶜᵒᵏᵃ.
Gʷᵃᵏᵉ ʳᶦ̂ⁿᵍᶦ̂ ⁿᵈᶦᵍᵃᶜᵒᵏᵃa

This is a song from a historical moment in Gîkûyû history.
The year is 1889, where Tumutumu mission stands today, you can only see a medicine man's hut (Waing'a).
In previous years, his compound wouldn't be as full as it is today. Many people know natural herbs,

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Agikuyu Women

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16 Nov

Nguìko - Sexless romance/Non penetrative sex among the Agìkūyū
Introduction
The Mūgìkūyū definition of Ūthingu- this definition is hard to translate.
" Ūthingu nì ūhoti wa gūikara ūtegwìthahia, ūtekwìiihia na u
Ūtekwiyananga handū hoothe, hìndì ciothe na mahinda moothe."

There is no single English word that fully captures Ūthingu in the manner the Agìkūyū perceived and practiced it. Therefore, for purposes of this thread we will use the word Holiness to mean Ūthingu

The Mūgìkūyū woman and man greatly valued Ūthingu. Ūthingu was like a fence around the community. To this effect, there is no single Agìkūyū rite, ritual, or ceremony that did not have the Nongorio (intention) of preserving, restoring, and protecting an individual's, family,

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Agikuyu Women

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16 Nov

The 12 clans of the MARIMŪ ( GIANTS) in the Agìkūyū community.
In this thread, which was of course laced with a little bit of humor, we highlighted the 12 clans of the MARIMŪ (GIANTS) that long long ago were in the Agìkūyū land.

Whereas there is often mention of the Marimū ma Nyakondo, there were about 12 clans of the marimū and each with a king.

First a story..
When Gìkūyū and Mūmbi, had given birth to their four, five, six children, there came into their land humongous humongous people

called Marimū ( giants) . By the time Ngai decided to completely wipe out these marimū from this land, Gìkūyū and Mūmbi had given birth to these daughters: Wanjirū, Wambūi, Wanjikū, Waceera, Waithīra na Wangari. Wairimũ another one of their daughters, born later on, was

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Agikuyu Women

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15 Nov

Definition of terms:
✓ Irigithathi - First born
✓ Itiema - Second born
✓ Mūruna / Aruna - Third, Fourth, Fifth borns
✓ Kìhinga nda- Last born

✓ Tata-sister to your mother
✓ Mama/Nyarūme -brother to your mother.

✓ Baba mūkūrū- elder brother to your father.( Your father's elder or younger brother is not mama/uncle)
✓ Baba mūnyinyi - younger brother to your father.
✓ Nyaciara - Mother of your husband ( of course you don't go calling her (" We Nyaciara.")

✓ Iciciara - Father of your husband
of course you don't go calling Him(" We Iciciara.")
✓ Your Full sister's sons - Mûihwa ( Nephew) in some places Mwanake/mwana wakwa
✓ Your Full sister's daughters - Mwana wa mwarì wa maitū, in some places Mūiritu/ mwana wakwa

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Agikuyu Women

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14 Nov

THE SYMBOLISM OF GIKUYU LIFE
At the end of the ceremony of initiating an elder into the council of Mataathi elders ( Kìama kìa Mataathi) a symbolical act is performed. " The sexual organ of the slaughtered ceremonial goat is dipped in the contents of the stomach,

and then it is slit and won as a bracelet on the right wrist of the initiated elder. ( Kenyatta 1938;195). The male organ symbolizes aggressiveness and impulse power. The act of slitting the make organ is a renouncement of aggression and impulsive, and the embracing of calmness,

peace and reason. For after all, the initiate has joined the Council of Peace, the council of elders who carry Mataathi leaves which symbolizes Peace.
This text is from the Book A people called THE AGÌKŪYŪ Yesterday and Today and Tomorrow By Paul Ngige Njoroge. PG 111

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Agikuyu Women

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13 Nov

Our Saturday 13th November lesson is here! This is part one of our series on Marriage as it was practiced among the Agìkūyū. We will have several other parts handling matters single motherhood, divorce, polygamy, and much more. We hope you learn, re-learn, and un-learn.💥💥

Marriage as understood and perceived...
In part one of this long series of marriage as it was practiced among the Agìkūyū, we will elaborate how the Agìkūyū understood and perceived marriage and marriage life.

It is important to note that the process of initiation was MAINLY directed toward marriage and procreation. Marriage among the Agìkūyū was, similar to other African communities, understood to be the institution that makes possible the practical expression of fecundity.

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