Rainmakers Africa
Mbona Rainmaker worshipers in Africa sacred rainmaking ceremonies bring relief in times of drought, floods and troubles. Even though there is doubt with modern scientists toward rainmaking ceremonies, the practice remains popular in Malawi Africa. The rainmaker is an important person in the African community, performing rituals and wielding great power.
Oh Rain Oh Rain Oh Beautiful Rain
Rainmakers Khulibvi shrine is a symbol of authority to Rainmakers in Malawi Africa.
Rainmakers Mang'anja
Tribe, Mbona worshipers offer sacrifices to their God in times of drought and
troubles. Rain
is essential for life. All living things need water to live. If you control water you control the very essence of life. The Khulibvi shrine is a symbol of authority, if you were in control of the shine you controlled the lives of the people who are spiritually united with the religious shrine.
Mbona rainmaker
history has several versions of rainmaking powers however, two versions are
widespread -
First Mbona Rainmaker History
Mbona was not a legible heir of chief Lundu and therefore he was never supposed to perform rain ritual dance. The entire legible heir performed the dance but rain did not fall. The elders of the village suggested that Mbona should perform the ritual dance and the chief agreed. In the process of Mbona's dance heavy rain felled and one of chief Lundu's son was killed by the lightning.
Chief Lundu was angry with the death of his son, therefore he sent his men to kill Mbona. Mbona was killed by Lundu's men at a mountain and his blood turned into a river. Before he died he ordered the men to construct a shrine on the mountain. Every chief sent his regular offerings to the shrine to ask for rains.
Second Mbona Rainmaker History
Mbona was a renowned figure with unworldly powers who lived in Malawi during the rise of the Lundu Kingdom. Mbona is said to have magic powers of bringing rain, creating wells of water on sandy lands, creating forests where they did not exist and hiding from enemies by turning into many types of living things.
Mbona's uncle Mlauli, who also had unworldly powers became jealous of his nephew and wanted to kill him. No matter how hard Mlauli tired, he could not kill Mbona. One day Mbona finally was ready to die and told Mlauli and his enemies how to kill him; they cut his throat with a leaf of a tall reed. Mbona's head was cut off by the reed and placed at Khulubvi now located in the lower Shire Valley in Southern Region of Malawi.
No matter the
version of the story, the Mang'anja tribe pay tribute to the sacred Shine of
Mbona's head at Khulubvi. The Khulubvi Shrine is a small hut located in the
interior of thick under bush and trees of the Lundu, Malawi. Followers of Mbona
worship at Khulubvi still to this day maintaining the scared ground as their
ancestors did hundreds of years ago.
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