Sumbwa

The Sumbwa, Bantu people of some races 400.000 people, are settled in central Tanzania, in the Shinyanga region, Bukombe district. Its economy is based on agriculture, mainly cotton, beekeeping and crafts, and in times past in the slave and ivory trade. They also practiced hunting. Sumbwa continues to practice the cult of ancestors despite the efforts of Islam and Christianity to convert them. As all animists believe in an all-powerful Licube and secondary deities Liwelolo, the Universe or Limi, the Sun. Spirits have an active participation in the religious life of peoples and practice rituals to combat the spells of witchcraft.