After performing 'dodo' the novice is told to 'pick up dzole'.
Song No. 9
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Dzole wa.
The menstrual blood has come down.
Chorus:
Kha i dobe dzole.
Let her (i.e. khomba ) pick up the blood.
There are a number of different ways of doing dzole:
(a)
The novice stands with her legs apart and her hands behind her back. She must lean over and pick up something off the ground with her mouth.
(b)
The novice does a crab-walk and picks up the object with her mouth by craning her head backwards.
(c)
With hands behind her back and lying on her stomach, she shuffles along like a snake and picks up the object with her mouth.
At domba, similar actions accompany the , but a different action accompanies dzole. Two explanations have been given, of which I believe the latter to be the more common and authentic: (i) The song teaches girls that women must not have intercourse with a man while they are menstruating, or (ii) When their periods come, they must be sure to stop the flow of blood with a tampon (muserwa).
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, but a different action accompanies dzole. Two explanations have been given, of which I believe the latter to be the more common and authentic: (i) The song teaches girls that women must not have intercourse with a man while they are menstruating, or (ii) When their periods come, they must be sure to stop the flow of blood with a tampon (muserwa).