Ssezibwa Falls

This past Sunday, we decided to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and headed out to Ssezibwa Falls.  It wasn’t the largest of falls and the hike was a lot shorter than we hoped for, but never the less it was still nice to get out for the afternoon.

There are a lot of folklore stories behind many of the places we’ve visited and Ssezibwa Falls was no different.  The legend goes that a woman was supposed to have twins, but instead gave birth to twin rivers.  This has made Ssezibwa a very spiritual place and we were shown some of the shrines that have been set up.

The first shrine our guide showed us.  People use this as a fertility shrine or if they've already given birth to twins, they will come here to pay honor and leave a gift (the pots or coffee beans).

Another spiritual sight people visit at the falls.  The open and closed hands are for catching the bad and praying for the good.

The pots contained offerings with wishes for good luck and fortune.

We, of course, got to take in the beauty of the falls along with a few new birds we don’t get to see at our house.

Katie & Greg at the top of Ssezibwa Falls.

Ssezibwa Falls up close.

Ssezibwa Falls.

Bird nests.

These guys were everywhere at the falls, but we haven't seen them anywhere else, the Great Blue Turaco.