Elders perform rituals after Mugumo tree falls in Kiambu

[@KenYaH133]

ANCIENT ISRAELITES ALSO RESPECTED FIG TREES.

[@thealisterr]

The sacred fig or mugumo tree comes from the Galla or Oromos. Also, the Kikuyus worship of the god ngai ngai comes from the Maasai. Both of those people are Cushites. The Kikuyus, like many other Kenyans, are a very mixed group of different nations. Don’t generalize.

[@KenYaH133]

@@thealisterr You are really confused, the Kikuyu believe that the Spirit of "God" resides on Mt.KenYAH and that is why we pray facing Mt.KenYAH but we also believe the Spirit of 'God' resides upon some specified Fig trees not all. This is our culture we did not get it from Maasai or Oromo or Galla don't be confused.

[@thealisterr]

@@KenYaH133 excuse you sir but I most definitely know what I’m talking about. The sycamore fig tree is worshipped in high prestige amongst the Galla, Maasai and Kikuyu communities. The Galla/Oromo call it under a different name (Odaa) but it’s a similar concept. Also, certain Galla, Maasai and Athi clans were peoples that Kikuyus assimilated, not only ethnically but also culturally. The concept of Ngai ngai has its origins in Maasai mythology, which is one of the same beings Kikuyus literally worship. And Kikuyu people were heavily influenced, genetically and culturally, by the ancient southern Cushites/Nilotes and hunter gatherers of Kenya, who were living there before their own migration into Kenya. Therefore, some Kikuyu clans do indeed have Galla, Maasai, Ogiek, etc ancestry, due to assimilating those groups. You can’t deny that.

[@KenYaH133]

@@thealisterr I kinda agree with some things you said but not everything.