Closing Musa Msimu

The Creator Supreme has brought into being triumphant order by way of days beautifully lit by the powerful sun that rises and sets in its natural necessity of revolutionary cycle. Likewise, the wonderful Afrikan souls of the world (as gifted by the Creator Supreme) orchestrate their cycles of triumph within the natural necessity of revolution. The supreme visionary Marcus Garvey brought this magnificent gift to fruition with the first international convention of the Garvey Movement held in the so-called year of 1920. With opening of the convention came the illumination of brilliancy that ushered into being a whole month of revolutionary activity in service of global Afrikan ascendancy. As the Convention came to close a grand crescendo of triumph and jubilation marked phenomenal achievement and progress for the entire race. As the convention concluded in the same light in which it was opened, so too does the wonderful observance of Musa Msimu open and close in the splendour of spiritual and cultural light. From part of a report on this great first convention articulated at the time the inspirational enlightenment and aura can surely be received. Its title reads:

 ‘BIG CONVENTION CLOSES IN GRAND TRUIMPH

INAUGURAL CEREMONIES, PARADE AND FESTIVE CELEBRATION MARK COMPLETION OF LAST DAY’S WORK – DELEGATES START FOR HOME – REVIEW OF PROCEEDINGS OF CONVENTION AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON WORLD AFFAIRS AND AFFECTING THE [AFRIKAN}.

…MORNING SERVICES’

From the body of the report the marvellous outpouring of progressive Afrikan splendidness can be gleaned:

‘On the platform sat the elective officers, regaled in their beautiful, bright-coloured robes of office; toward the left sat the UNIA choir, dressed in immaculate surplices of white, with black mortar-board hats; while below and directly in front of the speakers’ stand were seated over one hundred members of the Black Cross Nurses, they, too, dressed in white, with a black cross on their white caps as the insignia of their Society. The Black Star Line Band also gave colour to the scene by their uniforms of blue and hats with gold trimming, their several instruments glistening as if specially polished up for the occasion. Stationed around the rostrum and in different parts of the great hall stood the members of the Legion of Honour. Their military uniforms, which bore in gold trim the crest of the Association, accentuated the unique setting of the final assembling of the Convention. Under their captain, they stood at attention, and looked the part, equipped with dangling, bright swords at their sides, ready on an instant’s notice, to suppress any disorder, or any improper interruptions of the ceremonies that might occur.

Then there was spread out, as on a broad expanse, a great sea of human faces, the women all dressed in their Sunday best, and the men as if on parade. The spectators who composed the audience, were men and women with earnest, eager expressions on their countenance; men and women had come, not to ridicule, nor to laugh, not to attempt to discourage, but who were there because their hearts and souls are in the cause, and because of their devotion to the work of the salvation of their race’

The report details each aspect the convention closing day ceremonies from morning to evening with all of its deeply meaningful activities and made it clear that the revolutionary light will shine for the Afrikan with the:

‘Leadership of their [hero], Marcus Garvey, the [Afrikan] can hope to find ultimately his place in the sun and throw off all forms of oppression and injustice now practiced against him[/her].

It was one of the largest attendances that had ever yet assembled in Liberty Hall; certainly the most representative and distinguished. ‘

The metaphor of the sun is mighty and mission-compelling.The magnificent Marcus Garvey envisaged that the brilliant light of freedom will light the Afrikan world in that there will be a ‘racial empire upon which the sun shall never set’.

Within the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN), one of the features of the observance is both its opening ritual and its closing ritual as great punctuators of the supreme light of brilliancy shined by Marcus Garvey that is honoured and celebrated during this period. This is triumphant spiritual and cultural activity manifest as the Garveyite continuum journeys on victoriously empowering the Afrikan soul day by day, year by year – revolutionary cycles into eternity. 

Amongst much else, the powerful colours of the Nyekundu (Red), Nyeusi (Black) and Kijani (Green) are represented in fabric and folded with the hands of those gathered in the closing ritual to mark the drawing to a close of such a wonderful period in the annual calendar cycle. 

The observance of Musa Msimu takes place during the month of so-called August and is a wonderful time to celebrate the mighty example of Marcus Garvey and the Movement that he created led in order for future generations of Afrikans to have their guide for complete freedom and nationhood. Musa Msimu is a part of the Afrikan Cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN).

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