Mbaba Mwana Waresa
184314 Mbaba Mwana Waresas a mid-sized trans-Neptunian object in the classical Kuiper belt discovered in 2005 and named after Mbaba Mwana Waresa, a Zulu Fertility Goddess of Earth and Water.
Russia remains reliable global food supplier despite sanctions. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Russia's exports of agricultural produce increased last year despite Western trade barriers, President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday.
Venus (cohesion, cooperative (our country is one of the key suppliers of agricultural products in the world, and we have established ourselves as a reliable, predictable partner)) square Leleakuhonua (sense of abundance) trine Mbaba Mwana Waresa (agriculture, grains (in the current agricultural year the country is expecting to export up to 60 million tons of grain).
During a meeting with the country's agriculture minister, Putin stated that Russia had enjoyed its largest-ever grain harvest in the previous crop year, of almost 158 million tons.
In the current agricultural year, which ends on June 30, the country is expecting to export up to 60 million tons of grain, the president added.
For a brighter future: Kenyan kids learn IT skills. (VIDEO)
Schoolchildren in remote parts of Kenya are being taught IT skills in an effort to secure a brighter future for the country.
Sun (children, sociability, drive for self-expression) & Mercury (mental, expressive, self-expression of all kinds, education) conjunct Mbaba Mwana Waresa (resourceful, opportunistic, confident in personal beliefs and intelligence, self affirming, exceeding supportive of individuals and humankind in general, cause-oriented).
The founder's own experience inspired her to launch the 'Techlit Africa' project, which now uses old laptops donated by companies and institutions.
Chase that cheese! - Town hosts bizarre cheese-rolling race in Tuscany. (VIDEO)
The Tuscan town of Volterra hosted its annual cheese-rolling race ('Palio dei Caci') on Sunday, a bizarre tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Moon (food) sextile Mbaba Mwana Waresa (celebration of accomplishments or awards (whoever reaches the bottom first gets to take home the grand prize, none other than the wheel of cheese itself)).
Eight competitors, each armed with two wooden palettes, carefully manoeuvred the cheese through a straw obstacle course down 'Franceschini's' hill. Whoever reaches the bottom first gets to take home the grand prize, none other than the wheel of cheese itself.
Zulu coronation: King Misuzulu crowned in historic South Africa ceremony. BBC News, Durban
A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa's coastal city of Durban.
Sun (crowns (new Zulu monarch Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is crowned)) quintile & Venus (ornamentation (wearing black feathers and holding a spear and shield)) square Mbaba Mwana Waresa (a Zulu diety, celebration of accomplishments or awards (sang and chanted in celebration)).
King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who gave him a certificate of recognition.
The ceremony was the first Zulu coronation since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. It ends a long and bitter tussle to find a successor for King Goodwill Zwelithini who died last year.
Frog, marry, rain! Indian villagers hold bizarre wedding ceremony to appease the weather god.
A group of villagers held an unusual Hindu wedding ceremony for two frogs in Assam on Saturday; a ritual intended to get the attention of their deity, Lord Indra, and bring rain after weeks of intense heat.
Ceres (relationship with nature) square Mbaba Mwana Waresa (rain, sky, clouds, weather, seasons, raindances, ceremonies for the good of the Earth, weddings) bi-quintile Quaoar (birds, frogs, bears).
"To appease the rain god we are conducting this marriage. Farmers are facing a lot of problems due to a lack of rain, so we have arranged this wedding," said organiser Deepak Das.
Scores of guests attended the event in the village of Guwahati. The priest covered the frogs in red paint, cloth and a garland, as the congregation chanted prayers before they were officially married.
Discovery
2005 EO302/184314 Mbabamwanawaresa is a mid-sized trans-Neptunian object in the classical Kuiper belt, perhaps 300 km across, discovered on March 11, 2005.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa is a fertility goddess of the Zulu religion of Southern Africa. She rules over rainbows, agriculture, harvests, rain, and beer and has power over water and earth. She taught her people how to sow and reap and also the art of making beer. It is this act that has made her one of the more revered goddesses of the Zulu people.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa lives in the clouds, in a round hut made of rainbow arches. Whenever is heard the telltale sound of her thunder drum, people know that she is pouring much-needed waters from her heavenly home. She is the daughter of the sky god Umvelinqangi. She is able to shapeshift her appearance to that of an animal, hence her other name, Nomkhubulwane, which means "She who chooses the state of an animal".
