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Kasawulewura

Gonja · Gonja / Savannah Region (Kpembe, East Gonja) · Spiritual

In Kpembe, Kasawulewura is the title of the earth priests (tindanas) who perform rituals for the land; the chief supplies the offerings, such as a goat, fowl or cow, to pacify the earth, for example when the rains fail.

When the rains failed, the Kasawulewura performed earth rituals with a goat provided by the chief.

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