William Kamkwamb The Magic Culture In Malawi

Malawi is a town in Africa with too many troubles for their own good. Magic legends, myths, and stories circulate around citizens there since young ages. Danger rises from the stories told and the beliefs held. Maybe you never thought that magic legends could actually hurt people… in Malawi, they are. The magic culture in Malawi is violent and harmful. William Kamkwamba, a young boy from Malawi, built a windmill in his hometown that brought fame, education, and prosperity to him and his family and town. During his fame, he wrote a book that allowed readers to travel his life’s journey with him. William begins the book by talking a number of magic legends he was told when he was young, by his father and grandfather, and how they affected him personally. The most important legend concerned a group of dancers called the Gule Wamkulu. As a boy, William had been told that the Gule Wamkulu were the spirits of their dead ancestors, who had been resurrected from the afterworld and sent to roam the earth. Because they were no longer human, they had the skin of animals, and their faces apparently looked like the beasts of hell. The Gule Wamkulu typically performed at the chief’s request, mainly at initiation ceremonies and even funerals. When they weren’t performing

Malawi residents believe that vampires are now using modern technology and magic to capture their victims, immobilize them, and drain their blood completely. The vampires then supposedly disappear before their next attack. Vigilantes in the towns and villages stay out at night and form patrols to capture the said “vampires” and subject them to violent deaths. The rumors originally started in mid-September of last year and still continue. It was bad enough in November of last year that UN agencies in the affected districts actually relocated their agents in