Nyaminyami - loved by many - African legends

NyamiNyami – the loving African legend

As African legends go – one of the kindest and most loving characters is Nyaminyami – unlike the evil tokoloshe, this myth revolves around a snake like creature who cut meat from his own body to feed his people. While stories about the tokoloshe seem to dominate – the Nyaminyami deserves a prized place in African Culture.

Nyaminyami could easily win the prize for the African symbol of love – or even the symbol for Ubuntu – Nyami certainly has all the attributes to get this honour. With all the African legends talking about witches and spells – we could use a little love in African culture! Everyone is looking to control someone else – it is unbelievable how many spells are out there – or traditional healers offering spells – witchdoctors do spells – not, in my opinion traditional healers or Sangomas – these crafts should be concentrating on helping people and communities – not trying to make a quick buck out of ignorant people. The concept of a binding spell – offered by many traditional healers and Sangomas is frightening – think about it – a spell that binds – whether it is a binding love spell or any other kind of binding spell can only be bad for the recipient.