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Bira regasva
The Closing Rain Ritual
Pfupiso
Bira regasva ndiwo mutambo wekupedzisira mukwerera, apo mombe inourayiwa senhapwa yemhondoro.
Nyaya yakazara
Bira regasva ndiro zita rinopiwa mutambo unotevera mukwerera pakukumbira mvura. Hari dzedoro dzaiendeswa kunzvimbo tsvene dzakatungamirirwa namambo nesvikiro vachiimba. Chembere dzaitamba dzichirasa nhembe. Svikiro raiteketera kumidzimu rochera mukombe worasirwa pasi, varume vachirova gusvi, vakadzi vachipururudza, mbira dzichiridzwa. Doro raigoverwa kuvanhu vachipfachura kuti midzimu imwewo. Chipfuko chaisiyiwa pamuti kana mubako kuti mhondoro dzigouya dzomwa. Kana paine mhosva huru dzakaparwa bira risati ratambwa, vanhu vacho vairipiswa mombe kumambo, imwe ikaurayiwa vanhu vose vodya, bira rozotambwa.
In English
Bira regasva is the name given to the ritual that follows the mukwerera rain-asking ceremony. Pots of beer were carried to the sacred site, led by the chief and the spirit medium, singing as they went. Elderly women danced, tossing off their wraps. The medium would recite to the ancestral spirits, pour a cup of beer on the ground, while men beat the gusvi drum and women ululated, with mbira playing. Beer was shared among the people, who poured out a portion (kupfachura) so the ancestors could also drink. A cup was left at the tree or cave so the mhondoro spirits could come and drink. If serious offenses had been committed before the ritual could proceed, the offenders paid cattle fines to the chief; one animal was slaughtered and eaten by everyone before the ritual itself was performed.