Kasubi Tombs
We cannot turn back time but we can preserve it from being lost and�the Kasubi royal tombs are arguably one of the best examples...
Nyom – The Acholi Marriage
Unitary, determined, ambitious or candid; any of these terms might be a fitting description for the Acholi. For a long time, this Ugandan tribe...
Nikah: The Nubian Traditional Marriage
Since the colonial days, Uganda has hosted an ethnic group of people known as Nubians, originating from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. The traditions...
Kuukaala Ipaalu: Not a man until you have done it among the Bagisu
On the southern and western foothills of Mount Elgon in Mbale district, about 360 kilometers east of Kampala, live the Bagisu/Bamasaaba who, for...
Tracing the Origin of the Gomesi / Busuuti
In African culture, women's decency was valued highly. This decency was portrayed in many forms including dressing, which in many tribes reflected mannerism. As...
Engagement and Marriage in Busoga
The Basoga, ethnically a Bantu tribe, live in the southeastern part of Uganda, between Lake Kyoga and the northern shores of Lake Victoria (known...
Funerals Among the Bagwere
A story is told of one affluent traveler who, on his way through Pallisa, stopped by the roadside to buy some sweet potatoes at...
Bukonzo’s Unique Culture and Way of Life
On thinking of the Bakonzo what will spring to many people's mind is probably the fact that they are the other tribe in Uganda,...
Batwa People: Marginalized People of Uganda
In the year 1992, the Batwa were living in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park of Uganda. Plans were in high gear...
Celebrating the Uganda Martyrs’ Day
Uganda martyrs day is celebrated every 3rd June of every day and many people flock to the Uganda Martyrs’ Basilica Namugongo to remember these...