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History macombo3/27/2023 Mbombo showed humans how to create fire from the trees, telling them that all trees contained the fire within them. However, she continued to strike the earth in her frustration. Tsetse Bumba became so troublesome that Mbombo had to chase her away from the land and into the sky where she became lightning. The third son, Chedi Bumba, created the final bird, the kite. Chonganda, the second son, created a plant that gave life to all other trees and plants. They found it and brought the soil to the surface to transform the barren deserts into what is now the earth’s surface. In his honor, the ants borrowed deep underground looking for dark soil to bury him in. The first son, Nyonye Ngana, tried to make white ants by vomiting them into existence but died soon after. Mbombo had three sons who finished the world once most the animals were created. ![]() Mbombo or Bumba, creation of the universe myth. Lake Titicaca: The Cauldron of Incan Creationism Along with the animals, diced carrots were produced (one imagines) and eventually humans. An iguana, produced by the crocodile, made creatures without horns. The fish created other fish and the beetle created all manner of insects. The first heron created more birds, the crocodile created more reptiles and serpents, and the goat made horned beasts. Again, he threw up and out came nine animals: a leopard (Koy Bumba), crested eagle (Ponga Bumba), crocodile (Ganda Bumba), fish (Yo Bumba), tortoise (Kono Bumba), heron (Nyanyi Bumba), goat (Budi), a scarab, and a black cat-like animal that would eventually become lightning (Tsetse Bumba). Mbombo threw up a second time and created the moon and the stars which divided day and night. This caused the water to dry which created land. Mbombo vomited and produced the sun creating light and day. ( kitkatalamo/ Deviantart) The Vomit that Created the Universe ![]() This creation myth comes from the Kuba people of Central Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reason for his illness was his incurable loneliness. Mbombo, or Bumba as he is called in the Boshongo tradition, is said to be a giant white-coloured figure who had been ill for millions of years. In the beginning, there was Mbombo, the creator, along with water and darkness. ![]() Most creation stories start with one all-powerful individual that is responsible for creating all things in the universe, but few versions begin with indigestion! The God Mbombo One creation story is of the god Mbombo who vomited the world, humans, and the universe into existence. All cultures and religions have their creation stories - some seem more familiar and others perhaps seem farfetched.
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