Observations:
- There was a ceremony that seemed to be to remind the men that the women had once owned the Molimo.
- In Pygmy society the women were allowed to join in man conversation, men participated in gathering, and women participated in hunting. The women are the ones who chase the animal with the children.
- The festival ended in the village.
- The enima started and the women who had recently gotten their cycle for the first time were rubbed with palm oil and danced for the young bachelors.
Religion:
"The difference between the two attitudes (Negro and Pygmy ways) is perhaps one of those fine shoes of difference that divide magic from religion, though there is so much overlapping that they can seldom be divided in practice. Whereas the villagers believe that the act itself brings about results in a way they cannot explain, which is what we call magic, the BaMbuti do not believe this at all. They believe in a benevolent deity or supernatural power which they identify with the forest. To this they owe as much respect and affection and consideration as they owe to their own parents, and from it they can expect the same in return. So, for the Pygmies, it is not so much the act itself that counts, or the matter in which the act is performed, but the thought that goes with it. The collection got food from hut to hut is not a magical act but a way of emphasizing that this is something in which every single member of the group must participate" (146, Turnbull).
The above quote explains their religion better then I think I every could. The people believe in the super natural power of the forest. They believe that balancing peacefulness, and when disharmony becomes our of balance they younger of the tribe go and get the molimo. When bad things happen to the tribe the molimo is brought the negotiate between the people and the forest. The people need peace in order to survive.
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