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Kurova guva
The Ceremony of Bringing Home the Spirit
Pfupiso
Kurova guva mutambo unoitwa mushure mekufa kwemunhu kuti mweya wake udzoke kumusha uye nhaka igoverwe.
Nyaya yakazara
Kurova guva/kuchenura mutambo unoitwa mushure kwenguva yakareba kubva pakufa kwomunhu (kwete mazuva mashoma chete), mushure mekunge doro rabikwa nezvimwe zvagadzirirwa. Chinangwa chawo ndechokudzora nokuzorodza mweya womufi kuti upinde mumusha uve mudzimu unochengeta mhuri yasara, kwete kuti urambe uchingotenderera kunze kwomusha. Dunzvi (mugari wenhaka yezita) anotora chinzvimbo chomufi mumhuri panguva yemapiro ezita. Vanhu vanotamba, kuimba, uye kunwa doro. Mombe nembudzi zvinourayiwa senhapwa kuvadzimu. Nhaka inogoverwa mushure mebira iri.
In English
Kurova guva/kuchenura is a ceremony held a considerable time after someone has died (not just a few days), once beer has been brewed and other preparations made. Its purpose is to call back and settle the deceased's spirit so it enters the home as an ancestral guardian (mudzimu) watching over the surviving family, rather than remaining a spirit wandering outside the home. During the naming ceremony, an heir (dunzvi) takes on the deceased's position in the family. People dance, sing, and drink beer during the ceremony. Cattle and goats are slaughtered as offerings to the ancestors. Inheritance is distributed after this ritual.