Is the Benard Mizeki ‘glorious’ myth vanishing?… as climate change solves the superstitious puzzle

IT is that time of that time of the year when, upon seeing an influx of Anglican Church members making their pilgrimage to the Bernard Mizeki shrine in central Marondera, local residents know the coming weekend will be super cold.

In this farming town, the commemorations are defined by the myth surrounding the sudden weather patterns.

For years, according to residents, the coldest weekend in Marondera is during the Bernard Mizeki commemorations, and that has given rise to the belief among the superstitious that he was, indeed, a holy man.

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