An organizer of There are two who help the Kussa in Etimeko are cultural police in Geda who Folea /feast the administration of Folea, and in serve the Folea group by chasing down and members. working for the System. There are bringing those found deviating from the Managing about 60 members of the Folea/Geda culture. Kussa members of festival who sing around the village at There are other groups who will replace UC Deciding on the the feast date. the Folea in the coming 8 years known as (title penalty for This and leadership remains for ‘Deblea’. given misbehaving man eight years, and the leader and the When the Foleas are in somebody’s house by the like extramarital group will be replaced, and the for invitation/festival, the will sit ‘Deblea’ Gada affair, marrying leadership is given only for some and eat in the cattle’s house or at the door system) second wife, identified families in Geda, and SC’s outside, because they respect the Folea, having affair with son will be a leader 40 years from now. though they are opponents and successors. a widow without Etimeko of a Folea, will be Deblea in the blessing the of next round when the earlier Deblea take this group/Folea. over and became Folea Community-specific customary leaders What other Which other Main What kind elite elites are in activities of positions their networks in the customary do they community leader? hold? These People go Ato C also These people are to serves as an mediators are in the people elder to called Agafari neighboring seeking mediate serving as kebeles blessings conflict speaker to the (Gubasea for when he is clients. This is and newborn not to say, the Gerbicah babies, to connected sorceress kebeles) find out with the doesn’t meet who are like the truth sprit/Ayana. clients directly, a sorceress when there but a mediator called is an listens to him Waka Efeta accusation and tells what in afan between he said to Oromo two people who are people, to seeking his get service. The medication sorceress/Waka for humans Efeta sits and behind a curtain livestock. and is not seen by the public/clients.
Kussa UC (title given by the Gada system) An organizer of Folea /feast members. Managing members of Deciding on the penalty for misbehaving man like extramarital affair, marrying second wife, having affair with a widow without blessing the of this group/Folea. There are two who help the Kussa in the administration of Folea, and in working for the System. There are about 60 members of the Folea/Geda festival who sing around the village at the feast date. This and leadership remains for eight years, and the leader and the group will be replaced, and the leadership is given only for some identified families in Geda, and SC’s son will be a leader 40 years from now. Etimeko are cultural police in Geda who serve the Folea group by chasing down and bringing those found deviating from the culture. There are other groups who will replace the Folea in the coming 8 years known as ‘Deblea’. When the Foleas are in somebody’s house for invitation/festival, the ‘Deblea’ will sit and eat in the cattle’s house or at the door outside, because they respect the Folea, though they are opponents and successors. Etimeko of a Folea, will be Deblea in the next round when the earlier Deblea take over and became Folea Community-specific customary leaders What kind of customary leader? Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Which other elites are in their networks These people are in the neighboring kebeles (Gubasea and Gerbicah kebeles) who are like a sorceress called Waka Efeta in afan Oromo People go to people seeking blessings for newborn babies, to find out the truth when there is an accusation between two people, to get medication for humans and livestock. Ato C also serves as an elder to mediate conflict when he is not connected with the sprit/Ayana. These mediators are called Agafari serving as speaker to the clients. This is to say, the sorceress doesn’t meet clients directly, but a mediator listens to him and tells what he said to people who are seeking his service. The sorceress/Waka Efeta sits behind a curtain and is not seen by the public/clients.
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