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African Traditions

Club African Traditions
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The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, and include various ethnic religions. Generally, these traditions are oral rather than scriptural and are passed down from one generation to another through narratives, songs, myths, and festivals. They include beliefs in spirits and higher and lower gods, sometimes including a supreme being, as well as the veneration of the dead, use of magic, and traditional African medicine. Most religions can be described as animistic with various polytheistic and pantheistic aspects. The role of humanity is generally seen as one of harmonizing nature with the supernatural. ~ African traditional religions – Wikipedia
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Anansi

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Anansi is a West African god. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories. He is also one of the most important characters […]

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Anansi is a West African god. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories. He is also one of the most important characters […]

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Loogaroo

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The soucouyant or soucriant in Dominica, St. Lucian, Trinidadian, Guadeloupean folklore, also known as Loogaroo or Lougarou in Haiti, Louisiana, Grenada and elsewhere in the Caribbean, or Ole-Higue (also Ole Haig) in Guyana, Belize, and […]

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The soucouyant or soucriant in Dominica, St. Lucian, Trinidadian, Guadeloupean folklore, also known as Loogaroo or Lougarou in Haiti, Louisiana, Grenada and elsewhere in the Caribbean, or Ole-Higue (also Ole Haig) in Guyana, Belize, and […]

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Papa Legba

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Papa Legba is a Lwa in Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo, who serves as the intermediary between the Lwa and humanity. He stands at a spiritual crossroads and gives (or denies) permission to speak with […]

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Papa Legba is a Lwa in Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo, who serves as the intermediary between the Lwa and humanity. He stands at a spiritual crossroads and gives (or denies) permission to speak with […]

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Shango

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Shango, also known as Ṣàngó, Changó, Xangô, Jakuta, and Badé, is an Orisha, a deity in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba, as he was the third Alaafin of […]

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Shango, also known as Ṣàngó, Changó, Xangô, Jakuta, and Badé, is an Orisha, a deity in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba, as he was the third Alaafin of […]