Jan 21, 2023
a-z myths: bumba; congo mythology
bumba is the creator god in the religion and mythology of the kuba people of central africa in the area that is now known as democratic republic of the congo. in the bumba creation myth, bumba was a giant in form and white in color. the myth describes the creation of the universe from nothing. having become ill, bumba vomited: out the sun, the moon, the stars, various animals and the lightning. finally, bumba vomited out humans.