But later on great distances and the disintegration of Vhambedzi settlements led to the establishment of small autonomous groups at Ha-Luvhimbi and Mianzwi, and other lesser-known units at Ha-Mukununde, Tshikweta, and Masetoni.
But whenever the South African Vhambedzi failed to cause rain to fall, they would send their messengers to Malungudzi where the Malungudzi Mbedzi would contact Nwali Great God on behalf of Vhambedzi south of Vhembe. Ravhura became the new Khosi of Makonde. The Nwali shrine had already been established when Ravhura settled at Makonde. Nwali continued to visit Makonde and to communicate with Vhavenda from Mount Makonde even after Makonde was conquered by Ravhura.
The other shrine which was visited by Nwali was Ha-Tshivhula, west of the Soutpansberg mountain range where the Soutpansberg range starts. But the Makonde shrine was regarded as the most important one. The occurrence of a solar eclipse Mutshakavhili in Venda is regarded as a visit by Nwali. People were not allowed to watch the event since it was believed that Nwali would be passing all over Venda on His way to His shrine in Makonde.
It was believed that Mutshakavhili happened when Nwali was angry and that He had visited Venda to tell His people what He was not happy about. After the solar eclipse had passed Vhotshifhe chief priests would go to the cave on Mount Makonde to find out why Nwali was angry and what needed to be done to rectify the mistake and to pacify Nwali.
The Khosi of Makonde would then have the responsibility of passing on the message to the king and other Mahosi in Venda. The king and his Mahosi would then call people in different areas to attend special gatherings and explain to them why Nwali was angry and what needed to be done to pacify Him.
People in different areas would then set dates for religious ceremonies thevhula. Mpambo beer brewed for religious ceremonies would be brewed for the ceremonies. Bulls would be sacrificed on the day s of the ceremony and religious rituals would be performed to ask for forgiveness.
But the Pedi did not fear the drum, so Hwami and his people moved to another place. They migrated to the country of Tshivhula and settled. Dyambeu, Hwami's great-grandson, succeeded him, and they traveled to the east, using Ngoma-lungundu to subdue any who stood in their path. On the Plain of Tshisonga, they built a camp and prepared a shelter for Ngoma-lungundu.
But at one point the drum, blown by the wind, fell to the ground, and the people were massacred and the drum taken by the enemy, the Tavhatsindi. With the help of Mwali, they recovered the drum and overcame the Tavhatsindi. The eldest son of Dyambeu, Bele, was selected king.
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The whole area is covered in mist. That is a sign that Nwali has heard their prayers and it will rain. And when it rains, all the people of the land, and not only the people of Ramunangi, benefit.
Dzomo la Mupo wants mahosi and business people to respect zwifho and zwitaka , the same way they respect temples, synagogues, churches, and mosques. It warns that violating sacred sites could lead to severe droughts and untold miseries being visited upon innocent people.
According to Dzomo la Mupo, sacred sites are places where evaporation that leads to rain occurs. If pools such as Phiphidi Waterfalls are not protected, there would be no rain.
Mutshakavhili literally means the sun that sets and rises twice in one day. People were not allowed to watch the event since it was believed that Nwali would be passing all over Venda on His way to His shrine in Makonde. It was believed that Mutshakavhili happened when Nwali was angry and that He had visited Venda to tell His people what He was not happy about.
After the solar eclipse had passed, Vhotshifhe priests would go to the cave on Mount Makonde to find out why Nwali was angry and what needed to be done to rectify the mistake and to pacify Nwali.
The Khosi of Makonde would then have the responsibility of passing on the message to the king of Venda. The king would then order chiefs to call people in different areas to attend special gatherings and to explain to them why Nwali was angry and what needed to be done to pacify Him.
People in different areas would then set dates for religious ceremonies, thevhula. Mpambo would be brewed for the ceremonies. Bulls would be sacrificed on the day s of the ceremony and religious rituals would be performed to ask for forgiveness. Vhotshifhe would then deliver Mpambo , food, and anything that Nwali requested to the different shrines in Venda. All the offerings had to be placed at the entrances to the shrines. They would then wait to see if Nwali had accepted their apology.
Fires would then spring from the shrines and consume all the offerings. Vhotshifhe would then go back to all chiefdoms to deliver good news. Thereafter people all over Venda would feast and tshikona would be performed.
Nwali would then leave Mount Makonde and visit the other shrines on His way back to Malungudzi. Tshikona Dance. Vhavenda, like other African nations, believed in the existence of a Supreme Being long before the arrival of European missionaries. He was also known as Raluvhimba. Vhadzimu are ancestors.
Hancock gives, amongst others, the following as examples of belief and experience in the possible existence of the other world or dimension: Jack: Europe Jack and his cousin went for a stroll and lost each other. What Jack saw was fairies dancing, and he stopped to look at them and to listen to them for two to three hours, so he thought.
Then Jack went home, and on the way he met a man who greeted him. The man who greeted Jack asked him if he was his cousin Jack. Jack responded in the affirmative, and asked his cousin how long it had been since they lost each other.
That makes fifteen years. The fairies invited him to their country. He agreed to go with them to their country, and he went down the steps with the fairies. In the land of the fairies, Robin was feasted and entertained overnight. The next day he was escorted to the top of the steps again. He made his way home. When he got to the house there were strangers. He told the strangers that his name was Robin Jones and that he was looking for his parents.
The strangers told him that they had heard about a Robin who had gone into the fairy circle more than hundred years before and was never seen again. Laying down his axe, Wang Chi entered the cave to watch the game and soon afterwards one of the old men gave him a capsule about the size of a date stone and instructed him to put it in his mouth. No sooner had he done so than hunger and thirst passed away. A few more hours passed, then another of the elders told him to go home since he had been gone for too long.
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