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COMPARITIVE STUDY OF KUKU AND HEBREW CULTURES M. M. NINAN 5. The Origin of Evil Spirits. Though very little is known about heaven and the people of the heaven, the Kakwas believe that there are tribes in heaven as there are tribes on earth. The sides of heaven are protected by rails. There are two seasons of the year in Kakwas known as Samga and Munda which are closely associated with the position of the stars- especially the six star constellation known to them as Nyuonyuni. It is the position of these stars that determine the time of planting, pruning, weeding and harvesting. The heaven controls the earth. One day a woman with a big head, long hair, and thin legs fell down from the heavens accidentally or otherwise. In her interview with the elders, she explained that she had a fight with her husband and a window of the sky got opened and she fell down through it to earth. She claimed that she had left three boys and one girl up there. She had her baby on her back when she fell down to earth. The elders provided for her and she stayed in the village. But on the fifth day she took a pot and went down to the river to collect water. She disappeared without a trace from then onwards. The Kakwas believe that she is the 175
COMPARITIVE STUDY OF KUKU AND HEBREW CULTURES M. M. NINAN mother of all evil spirits that wander around the rivers, thick forests and mountain tops. 6. Origin of death. In the beginning people lived a long time because there was no sickness. People died only of old age. When a person died, no one was allowed to cry. The dead body will be warped up in a cowskin and put on top of a granary stand, 'gumere'. The body was then covered with the leaves of a tree called Konynki. The body will be left there for e moon, after which she or he will come back alive in their youth. Thus there were no burials as. people continued to regenerate in this process and lived indefinitely. One day Abure left to another village to attend to the funeral of h' uncle's son. The report came to him that the boy was eaten by a leopard two days ago. Before his departure, he, instructed his assistant Tonjimosu to urge the. people to refrain from all evil. The journey took three days. Before his return, them was a heavy rain and white ants (Kudu-to-Konga) were expected to emerge. White ants are a delicacy rarely available. The people therefore got busy cleaning the anthills for catching the ants. Toyimosa instructed his people to concentrate on one side of the village opposite to the forest where wild animals lived. But the side was near a neighboring tribe called Kujuba who did not worship Ngelesso. The people arrived and started their 176
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