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{{Luo Culture by Mark Antony.
 * name               = The Luo Culture.
 * country            = Kenya
 * location           = Kisumu County,Nyanza

The Luo Culture by Mark Antony Naming In the Luo culture naming is a rite of passage. A very fundamental one that is. The Luo as a people takes this rite of passage seriously. Just after birth, the Luo carried out a naming ceremony in which the whole community was involved. Once a child was born, he/she was subjected to a rigorous naming process. The child would cry for the name that he/she finds suitable. For instance, the mother would shout many names to the kid like Akinyi. Adoyo Abala, until the child stopped crying with the mention of a name he/she finds suitable. Luos name their children according to the time of day they are born. Girl	Boys
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Marriage •	Marriage in the was exogamous they only married outside their clans and not within their clans. Marriage within a clan was forbidden. •	Polygamy(doho) was also practised and is still being practised. A man was allowed to marry more than one wife. •	It was prestigious to have many wives. It was a sign of wealth. •	Luo traditional marriage is known as kendo. •	So, in kendo there was a payment of dowry known as nyombo. •	So, in Luo culture dowry was paid using animals. A man would pay two cows and two goats, negotiations would be done between the families of the couple and lastly, the girl would be allowed to go with the man, of course with blessings from their parents. •	When a wife’s husband died, she would be inherited by the cousin or brother of the diseased. Wife inheritance in Luo is called terro.

Rite of Passage. In the Luo, ceremony initiation was done through the removal of six lower teeth. Nak ceremony Once a person reached of age the six lower teeth of the lower jaw would be removed to symbolize transition into adulthood. At adulthood, one would become a warrior thuondi and would represent the community in case of any war. Its significance was to test the courage of both men and women. And, to administer medicine in case of diseases known as lockjaw. But it is not practised at all nowadays. So, the rights of passage were Birth—Naming—Initiation--- marriage then death respectively. Death was and is still being taken seriously by the Luo. Then one dies it was a whole community affair. When one dies tero Buru ceremony used to be carried out. Whereby cows were led into the compound of the diseased and chased away to symbolize sending evil spirits away. When one died and the body was not found a banana tree was buried to symbolize the dead body. Still done to date.

Food •	Luo people like fish and they enjoy a variety of fish Rech raging from •	Tilapia—Ngege pic of ngege fish

•	Nile perch---Mbuta •	Mudfishmumi. •	Luos also eat a lot of vegetables Apoth, Boo, Atipa, Osuga, dodo Pic of Ododo. •	Other foods were ngwen.Odede and even chicken Gweno •	So in the Luo culture food was prepared by women and men’s role was to seek the food. Food was prepared in a separate house. And was prepared in the main wife’s kitchen.

Dressing. •	The Luo used to wear headdresses earrings and armlets •	They also had leather aprons called pien nyadiel, waist aprons olemo/chieno cowry shell belts okanda gaagi, bead necklaces tik ng'ut , •	They also used to wear hippo teeth lak rao armlets and wrist bangles minyonge Luo people in traditional regalia. Above.

Pictorial of the luo culture Luo Traditional Dancers Luo’s traditional home structure