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What were the roles of rainmakers in traditional African society?

      

What were the roles of rainmakers in traditional African society?

  

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Andrew
Rainmakers explained to the community the causes of certain calamities such as thunder strikes and flooding.

They gave possible solutions to challenges facing the society.

Gave exact predictions of the forthcoming rainy seasons.

They predicted the approach of a drought.

They warned the community of practices which could attract absence of rain such as evils and unreasonable deforestation.

They led the society in rituals to appease the ancestors after a productive rainy season.

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Pray for rain
Predicts rain/drought
Offers sacrifices to the ancestors to provide rain
Act as intermediaries between God and the people
Keep and maintain a shrine when rain performing activities take place
Advice on the time to plant
Predict the future
Plead with God to stop rain when there is floods
Interpret the signs of animals behavior to foretell weather
Andreaz answered the question on December 11, 2017 at 08:19


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