Give details of patureishi kind of love according chapter nine of the Novel Blossoms of the Savannah
Answer Text: Patureishi is a kind of love that young people in Nasila were involved in. It ran hand in hand with the conventional love as explained by Joseph Parmuat.A young man and a young girl were individually allowed by the culture to engage have a patureishi alongside the conventional love. A young man would look for a girl who is not related to him in any way, and was known to be of good behavior and discipline. He would approach her with the assistance of his sister and request her to be his patureishi. When accepted, the young man would be aske d to swear that he would strictly adhere to the stringed regulations that must be observed in that kind of relationship. They would exchange ornaments and esongoyo, an aromatic herb, was given to the girl by the man.The young people would be informed about the sealed relationship between the two including their parents, girlfriend and boyfriend. It was made sure that they had no rivalry. When patureishi comes to visit the girl informs her boyfriend to keep distance.This relationship was meant to check the conduct and behavior of young people. The parents of the man would give him a young bull to sell to buy beads and ornaments for their patureishi. Later when the relationship mature he would be given a ewe to give to the girls as a mark of respect.If the young man engages in any disgraceful act of misconduct, the patureishi would investigate and she would disgrace him by removing the bead ornaments and carry them to where the calves graze and would adorn a calf that belonged to his mother. Everybody would then know that he has been abandoned by his patureishi. He would have to run away from home for some time, to escape the burning shame. A young man who behaved well would earn respect and considered a potential leader and elder of the future Maa.In conclusion Patureishi is a kind of love that ensured young people behaved morally upright.
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