Day the Sun will vanish: Astronomers confirm August 2 next year will witness longest solar eclipse of the century
Ask veteran eclipse chasers and many will tell you: 1999 in Europe changed them, or 2017 across the United States, or 2024’s last big one in North America. They remember where they stood, who they were with, how the light turned metallic and shadows went razor sharp.
Among Luhyia sub-tribe of Bukusu ‘blood moon’ was seen as premonition of disaster, pregnant women were barred from looking at it
In Bukusu folklore, the occurrence of an eclipse was believed to be the moon getting swallowed up by a monster locally referred to as Kamkuywa in this Luhyia sub-ethnic dialect.
