African Religion

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In my opinion, I believe that the African religion is not the most peaceful in the world because most of its rituals and ceremonies are about scarifying animals and contacting spirits in the afterlife. However, after reading the chapter and reading article, I learned that their rituals and ceremonies have a lot to do with where they live, as they reside in a continent where water and other resources are scarce.

According to the chapter on the African religions, there are two types of offerings or sacrifices that are made to the gods. The first is to offer the gods food, which is said to maintain good relations with the gods and their ancestorsAnd the second type of sacrifice requires that they kill an animal because they need to spill the

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