Kasubi Tombs Uganda - A Home Of Great Traditional Culture
Kašuba tombs, traditionally known as Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, religious place in the Buganda kingdom is situated on a hill in Kampala-Uganda .Grobnice the burial place for the four previous Kings of Buganda known traditionally as Kabakas, located five kilometers from downtown Kampala on Kašuba hill. Historically, Buganda Kabakov have always built their palaces on strategic hills inorder to find easy ways to escape during the invasion and control of major roads to the palace.
Baganda belong to the Bantu speaking people, one of the Ugandan ethnic groups. According to tradition, the Kabak of Buganda was Kintu who is said to have come with his wife Namba. Kabak Kintu is said not to have died, but disappeared in the woods on Magonga.
Kašuba tombs are one of the cemeteries / Kabakas royal tombs of Buganda, and the site is an example of traditional Ganda architecture and lives tradicija.Palača was built by Kabak mutes 1 in 1882, according to the culture, each king was to be buried in special place, where he died and a royal temple in the house of his jaw, which is believed to contain his spirit is to be established on another site. 1 mutes the 35th King of Buganda (1856-1884) and first king to be buried in his former palace (the grave) to Kašuba without removing his jawbone. Mwanga II who succeeded his father mutes in 1884 was the second king to be buried in the graves after his remains were returned from exile (Seychelles Islands) in 1910. His son Daudi Chwa II succeeded him at the age of one year in 1896 and reigned until his death in 1939th He was also buried in the tomb. Daudi Chwa II was succeeded by his son Edward II mutes and then Governor of Uganda Protectorate. He died in 1966 in exile (London) and his remains were brought back and buried in the tomb in 1971.
Kašuba tomb is the tomb of an important Kabakas of Buganda because old traditions, where broken at the point when Kabakas were buried together. Each prince and princess, who is a descendant of four Kabakas is buried at Kašuba behind the main sanctuary. The site is important as cemetery fees from the Buganda kingdom.
tombs consist of Bujjabukula (gate) beautifully built gate, which is the entrance to the town. Its constructed with wooden pillars and walls of woven reeds.The wooden doors leading to small courtyard with a circular house House of Royal drums (Ndogo-obukaba), where drums are stored. In the main courtyard, there are several houses built for widows kabakas and other ritual purposes.
On Kašuba and all the other royal tombs, there is a space behind the back-cloth curtain known as Kibira (forest), where the real tomb kabakas and where certain royal ceremonies performed as a new moon, and svečanostikonzultacija media. In front of the curtain, there are raised platforms corresponding position of each grave kabakas curtain.Entrance behind the "Secret forest" is limited to anly Kabakas widow, royal family, the Buganda Prime Minister (katikkiro) and Nalinya (kabakas official sister ).
Kašuba tombs are decorated with royal garb like spears, drums, medals, photographs and shields kabakas buried there.The structure is supported by wooden poles wrapped in a backcloth and the floor is covered with grass and palm-leaf mats. Backcloth traditionally popular for clothing is the fabric of the soft back of figs (Ficus natalensis) and has a strong ritual importance of people in Uganda. Thatching on the roof carried out by members Ngeye clan (Colobus monkey clan) ant artisans than half are from the Leopard clan, who were the only people allowed to do work.Pregnant women and widows should not ućizgrade while the thatched because it is believed to cause a leak. Similarly, thatchers should froth sexual intercourse during the thatching period.The big roof is supported by 52 rings, which represent the 52 clans in the Ganda culture.
Baganda cultures can also be experienced in places such as Katereke prison, where the king imprisoned his brothers in a trench. Naggalabi coronation site, where Buddo kabakas of Buganda have been crowned in the last 700 years. Wamala Tomb the secret burial place Kabak Suuna II (1836-1856) who had 148 women and 218 children. Namasole Kanyange tombs where the mother Kabak Suuna II was buried. Ssezibwa fall of spiritual place for kings and Baagalayaze Nnamasole Tombs where the mother Kabak Mwanga II was buried.
Kašuba features magnificent tombs represent a rich tradition and heritage of the Baganda people. People believe that every person has a spiritual origin of death and there is interaction between the living and mrtvih.Kulture Baganda lie in a magnificent tomb where the body and the spirit of their fore fathers, traditional rulers and lie still.
