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The star Yoonir, symbol of the Universe in Serer cosmology. Commonly known as Sirius. The Serer religion, a ƭat Roog (the way of the Divine or path of God) is the original religious beliefs, practices and teachings of the Serer people. The Serers believe in a universal Supreme Deity called Roog. Serer religious beliefs encompasses ancient chants and poems; veneration and offerings to the Serer Gods, Goddesses, Serer Saints and ancestral spirits (Pangool), astronomy, initiation rites, medicine, cosmology and history of the Serer people. Roog is both everywhere and nowhere. That is why there is no "House of Roog". The Serers pray to Roog through intercessors, but do not make direct animal sacrifices to Roog. There is no heaven or hell in Serer religion. The immortality of the soul and reincarnation (ciiɗ in Serer Sine) is a strongly held belief in Serer religion. The Pangool - ancestral spirits of those who lived pure lives after they have passed on to the spirit world (Jaaniiw) are canonised as Holy Saints, and will be called upon and venerated, and have the power to intercede between the living and the Divine. Acceptance by the ancestors who have long departed and the ability to intercede with the Divine is as close to heaven after one passes over. Rejection by the ancestors and becoming a lost and wondering soul is as close to hell in Serer religion. Template:/box-footer Roog (or Rog) is the Supreme God and Creator in Serer religion. In Serer Sine, roog means sky or the heavens. Roog is sometimes referred to as Roog Sene which means Roog the Immensity, or by extension, the merciful god. More about Roog... A 19th century junjung from the Kingdom of Sine (part of present-day Senegal). Template:/box-header There are several Serer religious festivals some of which are listed below : ' Daqaar mboob - Diouck - Gamo - Jobai - Khanghere - Mindisse - Mbosseh - Mboudaye - Randou Rande - Raan (held at Tukar, see also Saltigue) - Sam Southieh - The consultation at Ngalagne - The massacre of Cadde - The royal struggle - The session struggle at Ndiaye-Ndiaye - The session struggle Jiloor (Jijaak) - Tobaski - Tourou Peithie - Xoy (main Xoy held at Fatick) More about religious festivals... “ This attack is undignified... If you are a man, I challenge you to come back and meet the full army of Sine in open battle.. ” King of Sine Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof's letter to the Muslim marabout Maba Diakhou Bâ following the Surprise attack of Mbin o Ngor - the precursor to the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune (18 July 1867). For more about this, see: Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof and the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune Senegal The Gambia Mauritania Africa Religion Issa Laye Thiaw (born 1943 at Sangué, Thies region of Senegal) is a Senegalese historian, theologian and author on Serer religion, Serer tradition and history. Born into a Serer family, himself the son of a Saltigue (high priest), Thiaw is a specialist in the Serer religion. He was a former researcher at the Centre d’études des civilisations (CEC) de Dakar (Centre for Studies in Civilizations of Dakar). More about Issa Laye Thiaw... ...that the Serer creator god (Roog) created the universe and everything in it using his feminine principles according to the Serer creation narrative, and the first human couple were called YAAB and YOP (female and male respectively)? ...that Tiurakh is the god of wealth and success and is normally worshiped and invoked for materialistic reasons? ...that Serer religion rejects any notion of an incarnation or manifestation of Roog? ... that religious and ethnic persecution of the Serer people occurred during the 11th century after King War Jabi usurped the throne of Tekrur? ...that The Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune is the proper name for "The Battle of Somb", and although the battle was mainly religious, it also had a political and economic dimension? Serer religion People • Deities • Holy places • Serer patriarchs • Serer matriarchs • Scholars of Serer religion • History • Serer pre-colonial kingdoms • Scholars of Serer history • Royal titles • Serer country • Serer culture • Serer Sine language • Cangin languages • Serer royal and religious titles Royal titles Lamane (also religious) Maad a Sinig Maad Saloum Teigne Lingeer Line of succession Buumi Thilas Loul Religious titles Saltigue For more Serer related topics, see Category:Serer people. Template:/box-header Join, contribute, and suggest new content for this portal. Explore, edit, and improve articles in Category:Serer people and Category:Serer religion. Announce new articles related to Serer religion and people. Help improve the Serer Sine and Cangin languages (Lehar - Ndut - Noon - Palor - Safen). Help develop Timeline of Serer history. Create more Serer related articles and announce them on the Serer notice board. 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