THE activities started on Wednesday August 26, 2009 with the Makishi emerging from the grave followed by the myalis and the tundanjis (girls and boys who had become of age) walking down a road in ...
The Makishi masquerade is performed at the end of the mukanda, an annual initiation ritual for boys between the ages of eight and twelve. This ritual is celebrated by the Vaka Chiyama Cha Mukwamayi ...