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Marira is a village in the rural areas of Shurugwi, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, 25 km southeast of Shurugwi along the main road to Masvingo, Beit Bridge from Gweru thereby linking it with main cities of Zimbabwe and other neighbouring countries in the region notably South Africa and Botswana. Of all the rural areas in Shurugwi, this has been strategically located. The first people to stay here were settled by the white settlers from the British South Africa Company who were coming from South Africa commonly known in the local language as "Majoni" after they were forcibly removed from their lands during the 19th century. "Mujoni" was someone from Johannesburg which locally is shorterned 'Joni' just like 'muzulu' for a Zulu speaking person, 'muzambia' for someone from Zambia etc. "Majoni" when they are many. The closest shopping centre is Cha Cha Cha Township centre. The road is in good condition, there is also a medium irrigation scheme whose main water source is from a borehole very close to Dekete. Most students go to Vungwi Primary School. The entire population of Marira follows Christianity faith. The major churches around are Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Seventh-day Adventist, ZAOGA Forward in Faith Ministries and other Pentecostal Churches. ==History== The village is located on land where the families were held on standby since the land preserved for a farmer from England who never pitched up between Ian Smith's UDI and Zimbabwe's Independence. Most families are therefore closely related due to intermarriage and sharing of common ancestry. The biggest families are those from Mahara, Marira, Haggai and Chitongo who all share one common ancestry through their clan name, Sinyoro. Other notable families are the Dovo families who are linked to the Sinyoros through their great-grand mother who was from the Marira family. The Dovos are followed by the Zvidza family also known by the Makuka tribe name. Adam Zvidza married Mathombi, a daughter of the Shadreck Dovo thereby having a direct link with the Dovos and Sinyoros. There is also a Chimusoro family, a Chimusoro sister or aunt was married by John Marira, thereby linking the Chimusoro family, the Sinyoros, the Dovos and the Zvidzas. There is also a Chananura family, actually Munenula family, originally from Malawi, one of the Munenulas married Joyce Zvidza which helped creat a link of this foreign family with the rest of the village families. The Dovos and the Chimusoros are also linked through their mothers. Other families not mentioned above include the Magadzires, who are Sinyoros hence are cousins to the other Sinyoros mentioned above which links them to the rest of the Marira families. Mhlanga - a Xangani from Chipinge in South Eastern Zimbabwe, who is commonly known as Mujubheki (one from Jahnnesburg) because the grand father once worked in Johannesburg gold mines, married Agnes Magadzire. This made him the son-in-law to the Sinyoros. Mheres, Matavires and Mahwebos all have their great grand mothers from Marira. The close family links have over the years helped the families to work together through Mushandirapamwe or Humwe such as that of cultivating crops in the fields, carrying cattle manure to the fields and all other things. This makes the village a one strong and closely knit huge family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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