{"id":8884,"date":"2020-01-24T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/?p=8884"},"modified":"2020-11-02T11:12:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:12:45","slug":"the-nyami-nyami-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/en\/2020\/01\/24\/the-nyami-nyami-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nyami Nyami god"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is so fascinating to read that, The local <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_people_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Tonga <\/b>people<\/a> of <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/zambia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zambia<\/a> <\/b>have a cultural belief that the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyami_Nyami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Nyami Nyami<\/b><\/a> is a <b>god <\/b>and <b>guardian <\/b>of the <b>Zambezi river<\/b>, this has been passed on by generations from their ancestors till now that there is a god of the river and a \u201cgoddess\u201d his wife protecting the river.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls27.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls27-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls25-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls24.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls24-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls23-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls17-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/victoria-falls-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <b>Nyami Nyami god<\/b> has a <b>head of a fish and body of a snake<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-9.jpg\" alt=\"The nyami nyami god\" width=\"299\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1956, a Dam wall was started to be built on <b>Zambesi river<\/b>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zambiatourism.com\/destinations\/lakes\/lake-kariba\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kariba Dam wall<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Tonga people<\/strong> were the most affected by this project, as they were forced to leave their homes and move to a safer, less fertile and less comfortable place to live. After much resistance, the <strong>Tonga<\/strong> reluctantly left their beloved home, but made a promise to return. It is said that the elders of the tribe, in their anger, summoned <strong>Nyami Nyami<\/strong>, the river guardian, to stop the project and pour his wrath on the people who had disturbed the peace of his people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8899 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-3.jpg\" alt=\"Kariba dam wall zambesi river (3)\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-3-768x672.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4.jpg\" alt=\"Kariba dam wall zambesi river (4)\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-4-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kariba dam wall zambesi river (1)\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-1-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The works will go on well untill 1957, when a big floating occurred. Many workers at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dam<\/a><\/strong> were killed. Some of those were <b>foreign dam builders<\/b> whose bodies disappeared mysteriously.<\/p>\n<p>When efforts to recover their bodies failed, the elders of the <b>Tonga tribe <\/b>where approached and asked to lend their expertise and knowledge of the river to retrieve the bodies. The elders explained that <b>Nyami Nyami<\/b> had caused the disaster and if the builders wanted to appease the River god, they would need to make a sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, most of the builders and project managers laughed off the advice, but with the impending arrival of the deceased\u2019s kin who would be expecting to bury their loved ones, the Europeans agreed.<\/p>\n<p><b>A sacrifice<\/b> of a <b>white calf<\/b> was made, as dictated by tradition. Come the next morning, the foreigners were awe-struck when the calf had disappeared and the bodies were left in its place.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, those events are shrouded in mystery with many conflicting explanations as to why and how things transpired.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-1024x674.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-2048x1349.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-wall-zambesi-river-2-600x395.jpg 600w\" alt=\"nyami nyami Kariba dam wall zambesi river (2)\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the next <b>rainy season<\/b>, the region saw even worse floods than those of the previous year. The <b>Tonga people<\/b>, as was to be expected, believed that the <b>Nyami Nyami<\/b> had struck again. This time, the floods swept away <b>11 Italian builders<\/b>. Their bodies were later discovered in the partially wet cement of the dam wall.<\/p>\n<p>It was at this point that, arguably, the bravest and most controversial, decision was made. After making his calculations, the Chief Project Engineer decided that it would be more structurally sound to leave the <b>bodies plastered on the wall<\/b> than to make attempts to remove them.<\/p>\n<p>Today, their bodies are part of the <b>dam wall<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kariba-dam-zambesi-river-nyami-nyami.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kariba-dam-zambesi-river-nyami-nyami.png 800w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kariba-dam-zambesi-river-nyami-nyami-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kariba-dam-zambesi-river-nyami-nyami-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kariba-dam-zambesi-river-nyami-nyami-600x375.png 600w\" alt=\"kariba dam zambesi river nyami nyami\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Narcissus Nhemachena<\/b>, who was one of the construction workers present during construction of the dam wall, said:<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cIt took five long years for the dam to be constructed because proper rituals had not been performed to ask for permission from <b>Nyami Nyami<\/b> to construct the dam. Cows were sacrificed and sack loads of money were thrown into the river to appease the <b>Nyami Nyami<\/b>. He caused some floods and loss of life, but at last he was kind enough to let the dam wall to be completed. It was the work of the <b>Tonga elders<\/b> and their spirit mediums to persuade the <b>Nyami Nyami<\/b> to allow the <b>Zambezi <\/b>to be tamed.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-tonga-tribe-nyami-nyami.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-tonga-tribe-nyami-nyami.png 951w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-tonga-tribe-nyami-nyami-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-tonga-tribe-nyami-nyami-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kariba-dam-tonga-tribe-nyami-nyami-600x335.png 600w\" alt=\"Kariba dam tonga tribe nyami nyami\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the <b>Tonga tribe<\/b> believe that <b>Nyami Nyami<\/b> was separated from his wife during the dam wall construction.<\/p>\n<p>They say that he grows <strong>angrier<\/strong> with every passing year and it is just a matter of time before he unleashes his devastating power again so that he can be reunited with his love again.<\/p>\n<p>Just a tale, or reality?<\/p>\n<p>Come to discover in Zambia!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our copywriter from Zambia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/evanna-willima-copywriter-heart-of-africa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/evanna-willima-copywriter-heart-of-africa-150x150.png\" alt=\"evanna willima copywriter heart of africa\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eva.willima?__tn__=%2CdlC-R-R&amp;eid=ARAE29UVcakntmebczWslMYgQK3lBDMmkKGXwRZOGIXfExzynxtvchRIl5nLd-l14lA9oXo-B7uOn5dM&amp;hc_ref=ARQ26HjsgOSaECULVTpSSvfJF566fr8SNG2BX6PYZAAqXffysk51Bp2lWOHMjo2oI0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evanna Chawa Willima<\/a>, a 28 year old Zambian girl. 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