Post #4: Chapter 3

The molimo festival, which is held in high regard in the Pygmy culture, typically only involves the men. The central place where it is held is called the kumamolimo, or "the place of the molimo".

The Pygmies gather food from hut to hut to feed the molimo, who the Pygmies believe is a hungry animal that likes to eat a lot of food.

The molimo also refers to an instrument used during the molimo; it is an important part of the ritual.

*Observations*

The molimo is an important part of the Pygmy culture. The men take part of this ritual of singing and dancing every night, and at times they gather food from each hut to feed the molimo. They say that the molimo is a hungry animal that likes to eat food. Not only is the molimo an animal and a ritual they perform, but it is also an instrument used in this ritual.