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Elders 'analysing' goats intestines during a climate prediction ceremony. [Courtesy]
The Turkana do not have to rely on the Kenya Meteorological Department for weather Apps to know when it will rain, the onset of the cold season or when to migrate livestock during drought.
It all starts with Agata, a prayer to the gods to prevent calamities and bestow good tidings. This is followed by Edonga, a traditional dance, to usher in the goat slaughtering ceremony called Akritet, and for which women dressed in Abwo, the long skin dress stemming at the back to the ground, dance gracefully, the Ngakoromwa - the beads on their necks, rising to the tunes,.
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