Bulemeezi
Walusi Hill is the spiritual home of the Traditional African Religion in Uganda and is the “Holy Land” of Bulemeezi County. Walusi Hill is pivotal because it is considered to be the centre of the ‘universe’. It is a show ground where heavenly events are exhibited or reflected in earthly forms. It is also referred to as the Biblical Eden where the first man on earth lived. According to Buganda’s folklore, the first man was called Musoke Ssewamala and is considered to be the father of all mankind. The hill is a spiritual treasure known to many Africans who make annual pilgrimages to the holy hill to commune with the ‘gods’ and to thank them for completing the old year and ask for their blessing in the new year. At Walusi Hill, a visitor can access the site where the Biblical ‘Ten Commandments’ were written on a rock. These are said to have been the original commandments that were given to the Biblical Moses.

Traditional Fire Places: Walusi is famous for its ancestral fire places ‘ebyooto’ which are significant in the traditional ritual known as ‘okwewonga’. During the ceremony, pilgrims pledge their lives to Jjajja Walussi. With men on one side and women on the other, pilgrims kneel before the blazing fire ‘ekyoto’ which signifies Jjajja Walusi’s presence and declare their achievements attained in the outgoing year and aspirations for the next one. The importance of this ritual in the African Ancestral religion is that it helped Africans reflect on the achievements of the outgoing year and to make strategic plans for the upcoming year.

The Purifying Springs (Nombe): The holy hill has 97 springs in its forest. The springs are used for ritual bathing for the purposes of purifying the bodies of the pilgrims and washing away all the bad omens and unholy spirits. The springs are also significant because it’s from them that pilgrims offload curses imposed on them. After collecting water from the springs, the pilgrims bathe in the court of Jjajja Ssewamala Musoke who according to the African tradition was the first man on Earth; the equivalent of the biblical Adam.