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Manyasi

Luhya

English: Cleansing herbsConcoction used in rituals for cleansing

Bukusu · KE, Marama · KE, Wanga · KE

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Pre-colonial context

a spiritual concoction used for cleansing. If someone has been cursed or has broken a cultural taboo (like touching a dead body or committing an offense against an elder), a medicine man (omufumu) prepares manyasi to "wash away" the bad luck

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