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Leo: ikon sihiri da aminci

Yawancin mutanen Afirka sun gaskata cewa wani allah, wanda yake bayyana ga mutane, yakan ɗauki kamannin zaki. An gabatar da zakin da ke cinye mutane ga ’yan Afirka a matsayin sarakuna na zamanin da da suka fito daga duniyar matattu don su kāre mutanensu. Irin wannan iko mai girma na ruhaniya ana danganta shi ga zakuna da ’yan Afirka suka gaskata cewa kasancewar zaki zai iya warkar da mutum daga cututtuka masu tsanani. An kuma yi imani cewa zakuna suna da sihiri na musamman, tare da taimakon abin da za su iya rayuwa, - 'yan Afirka sun yi imanin cewa ba tare da nufin musamman na alloli ba, babu wani abu mai rai da zai iya mutuwa.

Yawancin sarakunan Afirka sun gaskata cewa zuriyarsu ta fito daga zakoki. Akwai tatsuniyoyi da yawa game da alaƙar da ke tsakanin mutane da zakuna, sakamakon haka an haifi mestizos na zaki da mutum. Waɗannan rabin zakuna yawanci suna da iko na allahntaka kuma suna iya bayyana duka a cikin siffar zakuna da kuma cikin mutane. Ga abokan zamansu na ’yan Adam, irin wadannan halittu galibi suna da hadari, tun da a ko da yaushe dabi’ar farautar zaki ta fi karfin soyayyar dan Adam; duk da haka, wasu tatsuniyoyi sun faɗi amincin zakoki masu ƙauna.

A yawancin kabilun Afirka, an yi tatsuniyoyi game da yadda maza zakoki suka yaudari maza, da mata daga maza. An yi imanin cewa gashin gira guda daya na gira na zaki ya baiwa mace iko akan maza.

Source: "Alamomin Afirka" Heike Ovuzu