This particular ritual has the power of stopping a war: if the women entered between two warring parties, just holding their ritual sticks (ስንቄ), like in the following video, the parties have to lay down their weapons and stop the war. Refusing to head could entail, goes the ritual believe system, it will bring a curse to them or their families, including their descendants.
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Oromo's age old and highly revered social institution: The Sinqee institution
If you lived among the Oromo people such a ritual is not to be taken any lightly. It is much revered, if you disregard the curse will be on you or your descendants.
This particular ritual has the power of stopping a war: if the women entered between two warring parties, just holding their ritual sticks (ስንቄ), like in the following video, the parties have to lay down their weapons and stop the war. Refusing to head could entail, goes the ritual believe system, it will bring a curse to them or their families, including their descendants.
This particular ritual has the power of stopping a war: if the women entered between two warring parties, just holding their ritual sticks (ስንቄ), like in the following video, the parties have to lay down their weapons and stop the war. Refusing to head could entail, goes the ritual believe system, it will bring a curse to them or their families, including their descendants.