What is Traditional African religions?
{{Sources|date=February 2018}} [[File:Igbo medicine man.jpg|thumb|right|313px|An early 20th century [[Igbo people|Igbo]] 'medicine man' in [[Nigeria]], West Africa.]] [[File:Nsibidi.jpg|thumb|A [[writing system|script]] from Nigeria, which was originally used by a [[secret society]] to communicate]] '''Traditional African religions''' are the traditions of the religious groups in [[Africa]]. After [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], they are the third-biggest [[religion|religious group]] in [[Africa]]. These religions still stick to their traditions. They are [[folk religion]]s, and [[syncretism|combine different beliefs]]. In general, people in the cities confess to either Christianity or Islam. The people outside the cities believe in the traditional religions. These religions are omnipresent in everyday life. All that happens has a supernatural cause, rooted in religion. People are born with a certain religion. Normally conversions from one [[belief]] system to another do not take place. There is a central belief in a ''life force'' which links everyday life with the metaphysical. Generally, such religions are full of life, and have a low esteem for an [[asceticism|ascetic lifestyle]]. There is also the fear of spirits, the dead, and of [[magic]], which influence everyday life. '''Practices''' A few practices of ATR (African traditional religion) in Uganda are: The killing of twins The killing of albinos Building of shrines The worship of ancestors, such as grandfathers. A Ugandan legend says an entire tribe disappeared in one night {{religion-stub}} [[Category:African traditional religions| ]]