THE BANYOLE PEOPLE AND CULTURE

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BANYOLE CULTURE
The Banyole people live in Bunyole County in the
district of Tororo. Though they seem to be a
Basoga sub group, they share much with the
Basamia-Bagwe in terms of customs, origin and
language. They claim to have emanated from the
Banyala of Kenya and their births, marriage and
burial ceremonies are close to the Basamia Bagwe
with minor variation.
Regarding births, when a child was born among
the Banyole, the placenta would be taken to be
buried at a place where no one could see as it was
feared that once it is known by an evil person, he/
she could use it to inflict harm on the baby or
prevent the mother from getting pregnant again.
The mother would remain in the house until the
umbilical cord remains have broken off from the
naval and the remains were then kept in a special
gourd and the mother could keep as many cords
as her born children. These cords were noted to
be great significance in case of any evil happening.
The food that was cooked for the mother after
giving birth was not given to any other person
except the mother and the husband. In case the
twins were born, they would be left where they
were and a special porridge was administered to
the mother.
Regarding death, the man was accorded three days
of mourning during which there will no bathing
while for a woman, they days were four. The
Kasanja ritual would be performed at the road
junction to bring mourning to an end and then
people would bathe and embark in their normal
routine. They face the dead to east direction
symbolizing the possible origin direction.
Regarding marriage, the girl would be required to
present a man of her choice to the parents and
then bride price arrangements would be made after
which the girl would get married. In case of
husband’s death, the clan would choose any of the
husband’s brothers to marry her. If the woman
was old, she would remain with her children.