As shared on Instagram: Ekyogero is a popular cultural bath in many communities in Uganda for newborn babies consisting of various herbs. The use of ekyogero is widespread in Uganda, but it is more common among tribes from central, western and south-western Uganda.

Rose Namuli, an elderly Muganda woman, says according to the Kiganda culture, the herbal bath is a must for a newborn baby.

Traditionally, the baby's grandmother gathered particular herbs like olweza, ebombo, omwolola and omwetango. In addition, she had the responsibility of teaching her daughter-in-law how to boil the herbs and bathe the baby, she explains.

According to Namuli, not only is the herbal bath used to cleanse and give the baby a smooth skin, it is also believed to bring good luck to the baby and ward off curses. She adds that ekyogero prevents skin rash (enoga).

Norah Ahabwe, an elderly woman from Mbarara, says when a newborn baby is bathed in ekyogero, she gets good luck and is given some to drink to protect it against diseases like malaria. She says the herbal concoction also boosts appetite and cleans the digestive system.

Jolly Byenkya, the minister of culture in Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, says about 10 herbs are gathered and boiled to make ekyogero.

She says the baby is bathed in the herbs from the first day of birth up to three months. Byenkya adds that the herbal bath is intended to prevent bad luck and diseases.

Source: http://g00gle.com.ng/ekyogero-traditional-bath-believed-bring-goodluck-wade-away-failure/

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When you thought you've seen it all

Culture prevails..

Civilization derails..

The more you look the less you see

Sometimes I dey blame God why he put me for Africa.

Goodluck my foot, yet they have one of the highest poverty and lowest life expectancy rates in the world.

Africa just carry superstitious beliefs for head without questioning them.

FAKE SPIRITUAL BATH ....

Goodluck ko jonathan ni

And yet they are still an underdeveloped nation. #SmirkyFace

Ok, but i will never try such on my kids

peckhamboi:
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Femi Fani

IffaCatchYouEhn:
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Kayode?

I Go Lyke Need that Kind Bath to Be Winning My Bet9ja slip Regular , But anyway GBoys Go neeed am Pass sha..........

Ohk... Mk we fry beans

Is she trying to cook the baby.

So funny
Sometimes African are judt backward

Which kind culture be this

From d pics... Is dat child giving a waka sign or what,? Like "waka there sha oo, for looking at my yansh.. Who call u here.. Loolz

Buhari should have gone for this while he was young

Same Goodluck that befell Nigeria years ago

Idi amin dada had the same bath.

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If it woks, fine.

We must sustain our culture

Our culture and traditions must not die.

I know some mofos would soon stun the thread just to submit their criticism. Africans should endeavor to sustain and preserve their traditions and it shouldn't give way for westernization.

They have the same tradition with some communities in Osun State, South West of Nigeria where they bathe 9 days babies with cooked corn water which is mixed with urine of an elderly woman who must be from 95yrs and above. They also believe it has some good lucks attach to it.

The pikin in the pic dash una 'waka'
Kikikikikikikikikikikikiiiiii

Na so, we were also bathed in Agbo (trado-herbal drink) made from tree barks and leaves while we were small.......Only those born before the 90s will understand.

The herbal bath resemble "Oha soup" one auntie cooked

A bath meant to bring good luck, prevent diseases Totally superstitious.

I have come to know better n d post made me laff sef

Yet Uganda doesn't have a single billionaire on the Forbes list despite all the good luck bath yet they don't have the best soccer player in the world , yet their economy isn't the best in Africa..ha