. The Baganda . ?g/mpi^- ?^iur>ta»% ? I ( M \1,; i| the medium ; and from that time onward it was possibleto hold converse with the late King, and to hold receptions inhis temple. The chief who was appointed Katikiro managedthe estates of the dead King, though the Nalinya had to beconsulted about them. From the time of being chosen to livein the temple courts, any widow who died, or wished toremarry, had to be replaced by the members of her clan,and if the Katikiro died, he, too, had to be replaced. Whenthe reigning King died, the tomb of his predecessor lost muchof its import
. The Baganda . ?g/mpi^- ?^iur>ta»% ? I ( M \1,; i| the medium ; and from that time onward it was possibleto hold converse with the late King, and to hold receptions inhis temple. The chief who was appointed Katikiro managedthe estates of the dead King, though the Nalinya had to beconsulted about them. From the time of being chosen to livein the temple courts, any widow who died, or wished toremarry, had to be replaced by the members of her clan,and if the Katikiro died, he, too, had to be replaced. Whenthe reigning King died, the tomb of his predecessor lost muchof its importance, though it was kept up in a less magnificent 112 THE BAGANDA CHAP. Reasongiven forremovingthejawbone. style; indeed, no temple was allowed to disappear clans which had the honour to supply the early Kingswith Katikoros and other chiefs, have continued to do so tothe present time; the continuity has been unbroken forhundreds of years. Once during his reign it was customaryfor the reigni
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