tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792382139301872463.post6275693288720619316..comments2023-04-14T18:06:46.134+03:00Comments on From Butiama and beyond...: Snakes and ChiefsMadarakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266253025401128699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792382139301872463.post-44645207232371431252010-05-14T08:33:28.504+03:002010-05-14T08:33:28.504+03:00Once my mother told me that WaKerewe do not harm p...Once my mother told me that WaKerewe do not harm pythons either. Just avoid it and then name your new son Masatu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792382139301872463.post-78138956827945132652010-05-10T18:05:07.471+03:002010-05-10T18:05:07.471+03:00Thanks for this wonderful account of snake folklor...Thanks for this wonderful account of snake folklore in your part of Tanzania. It reminds me of research I did in Sukumaland in the nineties, through which I learned much about the tradition of snake dancing. <br /><br />The snake has been a central figure in folklore, from the earliest days of human history and around the world. It features in folk tales, myths and legends, and, as you indicate, Mbelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com