African tribe believes Europe world beyond the grave, and all its inhabitants - spirits Bashny.Net

For some, Europe - a paradise in direct smysle



Europe - one of the world's cultural centers in each country on the continent in its own beautiful and original. Many believe that a trip to Europe helps expand horizons and increases the overall level of education of the person, and there are even people, who believe that Europe - a paradise in the truest sense of the word.

Members of the tribe of pygmies called mbendzhele (also known as aka bayaka or) living in the northern part of the Republic of Congo, we are confident that the European continent - it is the next world, and its inhabitants - the soul of the dead.

Mbendzhele live mostly in the forests, and they are still thriving Hunter-Gatherer Culture - the people for thousands of years lived by the precepts of their ancestors and honor their beliefs and traditions. Pygmies and their neighbors, the tribe beat related to traditional Tsonga, who first populated the region.

The natives shun contact with the outside world, to protect and preserve the independence of tribal culture from outside influence. Each representative mbendzhele hopes after death into Europe, because for them the Old World - a paradise where only the righteous fall, and all living there already have received this honor. If you ask pygmy mbendzhele, there is Europe after death, he would answer in the affirmative.

via factroom.ru