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1982
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Abstract Studies about Burundi have generally concentrated upon cow and neglected sorghum. This plant was, however, at the center of symbolism for legitimating royal authority, notedly during the muganuro, a yearly sowing ceremony that, celebrated till 1928, brought together a dynastic drum cult, a farming rite, a national holiday and an occasion for periodically renewing the king's power. Combining the calendars of lunar months and of seasons, the muganuro was held at a propitious time in the farming cycle. It can be put in parallel with the firstfruit ceremony, within families, for presenting eleusine. These two cereals, associated with cattle-herding, represented an ancient phase of rural history, before the diffusion of plaintain or of American beans.
18 pages
Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.
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Publié le
01 janvier 1982
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Français
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