Culture Sandawe people







the sandawe practice insular , spiritual culture emphasis on animism. caves in hills believed harbour spirits , respected , feared. not disturb these spirits, caves avoided, no animals herded there , no wood cut or twigs broken. once year sandawe go caves perform rituals of sacrifice in order make sure spirits not spiteful , interfere community s general well-being. people go caves in hills group shouting prayers spirits, assuring them no 1 had come disturb them, had come pay respects. these prayers shouted loudly possible, make sure spirits hear no matter were. sandawe beliefs centred on veneration of moon, stars, seasons , mantis insect. moon seen symbol of life , fertility; cool , beneficial, brought rain , controlled cycle of fertility in women. mantis divine messenger special reason appearing , medium consulted find explanation.


there god, warongwe, abstract, distant , unrelated well-being of normal life prayed or given sacrifices. in african areas, religion consisted of long line of ancestors , strongly-knit extended family system mediated between living beings , remote all-powerful god.


the sandawe , remain outgoing people, fond of singing, dancing, making music , drinking beer , have enormous store of songs. ceremonials , rituals differed 1 another, such of harvest , courtship, did of curing rituals trances, circumcision festivals , simba possession dances, in dancers imitated lions in order combat witchcraft. sandawe still retain strong oral tradition, loving recount stories, embody collective wisdom of group.







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