Rites Of Passage
The inhabitants of the country were Bantu speaking hunter-gatherer they practice everything in nature.
Temples
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Cave Sculptures, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam, near Sri Subramaniaswamy Temple, Bantu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Bantu religion practice their religion in the nature since they believe god is nature, they don't have temples their temples are in the nature since their god its the sun.
Cave Sculptures, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam, near Sri Subramaniaswamy Temple, Bantu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Bantu religion practice their religion in the nature since they believe god is nature, they don't have temples their temples are in the nature since their god its the sun.
Ritual Festivals
the Bantu follow the lunar year system while also using the solar year system to determine the timing for crop planting and harvesting. One of the popular and celebrated traditional festivities is the fire festival known as Deb-Shid, in which people dance and sing around a bonfire to celebrate the beginning of a new year. Somali Bantu observe Muslim holidays and several important life cycle rituals including the birth of a child, marriage, and circumcision. The three major Muslim holidays are:
Eid-al-Fitr: celebrated at the end of the holy month of Ramadan
Eid-al-Adha: celebrated to honor the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca
in Saudi Arabia)
Mowliid: commemorates the prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Marriage: The
blessing of parents are very important to the Somali Bantu. Traditionally, the
parents of the groom pay a dowry to the family of the bride and arrange a large
party after the ceremony. If the parents do not approve of the marriage, some
couples will run away and get married by the sheikh, an act which is known as
msaf. According to the IOM, while some Bantu get married before the
age of 16, the majority marry between 16 and 18 years of age. Somali Bantu
rarely marry Somalis outside of their kin groups, preferring to marry within
their own culture. Polygamy is practiced within the Bantu community in
Africa.
Illness: A few Somali
Bantu believe that people get sick because of invisible creatures locally known
as ‘jinni,’ but most believe illness is caused by God (Allah). When a
person appears to be mentally ill, some families and relatives will sell animals
and use the money to hire specialized jinni healers.
Respect &
Behavior: Somali Bantu communities place great importance on showing
respect. Children are taught to show respect by not looking their father,
mother, brother, sister and other Somali Bantu elders in the eyes. If children
look elders in the eye it’s considered disrespectful. Somali Bantu have a strong
tradition of telling their children that they should respect anyone who is older
than they are. They are taught that whoever is the same age as their father,
mother, brothers, sisters, grandfather, grandmother, uncle and aunt is to be
treated with equal respect.
Eid-al-Fitr: celebrated at the end of the holy month of Ramadan
Eid-al-Adha: celebrated to honor the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca
in Saudi Arabia)
Mowliid: commemorates the prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Marriage: The
blessing of parents are very important to the Somali Bantu. Traditionally, the
parents of the groom pay a dowry to the family of the bride and arrange a large
party after the ceremony. If the parents do not approve of the marriage, some
couples will run away and get married by the sheikh, an act which is known as
msaf. According to the IOM, while some Bantu get married before the
age of 16, the majority marry between 16 and 18 years of age. Somali Bantu
rarely marry Somalis outside of their kin groups, preferring to marry within
their own culture. Polygamy is practiced within the Bantu community in
Africa.
Illness: A few Somali
Bantu believe that people get sick because of invisible creatures locally known
as ‘jinni,’ but most believe illness is caused by God (Allah). When a
person appears to be mentally ill, some families and relatives will sell animals
and use the money to hire specialized jinni healers.
Respect &
Behavior: Somali Bantu communities place great importance on showing
respect. Children are taught to show respect by not looking their father,
mother, brother, sister and other Somali Bantu elders in the eyes. If children
look elders in the eye it’s considered disrespectful. Somali Bantu have a strong
tradition of telling their children that they should respect anyone who is older
than they are. They are taught that whoever is the same age as their father,
mother, brothers, sisters, grandfather, grandmother, uncle and aunt is to be
treated with equal respect.