Harro Walabu

Harro Walabu is remembered as a sacred centre of the Oromo in the country near the Ganale River. Oromo traditions associate Walabu with their origins and with the Abbaa Muudaa, a spiritual father who received envoys from different communities. In the pilgrimage known as muudaa, the envoys were anointed with fresh butter and carried his blessings home. The journey linked far-flung Oromo groups to a common ritual centre.