Me ake nufi da sa a Afirka. Encyclopedia na alamomin

Ox: alama ce ta ainihin mace wanda ke tabbatar da ci gaba da rayuwa

An yi amfani da kwanon mai siffar saniya da aka nuna a hoton don adana goro. A Benin, shanu sun taka rawar gani sosai a matsayin dabbar layya. Bijimin a Afirka ya ji daɗin girmamawa na musamman. A yankin Sahel, kabilu da yawa sun dogara sosai kan waɗannan dabbobi: a nan sa shine hanyar biyan kuɗi ta yau da kullun, galibi ya zama fansa ga amarya.

A cikin tatsuniyoyi na mutanen Afirka makiyaya, shanu (shanu, shanu, bijimai) koyaushe suna da dangantaka ta musamman da mutane. Don haka, shanu suna da dangantaka ta kud da kud da mata, suna nuna siffar rigar ma'aikaciyar jinya, ci gaba da rayuwa a duniya. Kuma Masarawa na d ¯ a sun ɗauki sararin sama a matsayin babbar saniya - allahn Nut.

Akasin haka, an lasafta bijimai a matsayin masu gadi, da kiyaye zaman lafiyar masu rai; Galibi ana danganta bijimai da samari, wanda ke tattare da sigar namiji, daya daga cikin abubuwan da suka bayyana shi ne fadace-fadace.

Source: "Alamomin Afirka" Heike Ovuzu