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Sacred symbol in Bakongo spirituality
The Kongo cosmogram (also called yowa or dikenga cross, Kikongo: dikenga dia Kongo or tendwa kia nza-n' Kongo) is a core symbol in Kongo religion that
Kongo_cosmogram
Spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs
Bakongo magical influence from the Bakongo religion incorporating the Kongo cosmogram, Simbi water spirits, and Nkisi and Minkisi practices. It also has
Hoodoo_(spirituality)
Flat geometric figure depicting a cosmology
Architectural Cosmograms?". Latin American Antiquity. 16 (2): 217–224. doi:10.2307/30042813. ISSN 1045-6635. JSTOR 30042813. "Deep Meaning of Kongo Cosmogram | BLAC
Cosmogram
Places in folklore where the supernatural can happen
enslaved Africans. The Kongo cosmogram is also called the Bakongo cosmogram and the "Yowa" cross. The Yowa cross (Kongo cosmogram) "Is a fork in the road
Crossroads_(folklore)
Ethnic group in Central Africa
The Kongo people (also Bakongo, singular: Mukongo or M'kongo; Kongo: Bisi Kongo, EsiKongo, singular: Musi Kongo) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined
Kongo_people
Traditional religion of the Bakongo people
and the mbûngi circle form the Kongo cosmogram, also called the Yowa or Dikenga Cross. Represented on the Kongo cosmogram are the four stages of life: musoni
Kongo_religion
1390–1914 state in Central Africa; Portuguese vassal from 1857
The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo Dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo; Portuguese: Reino do Congo; Latin: Regnum Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was
Kingdom_of_Kongo
Bakongo religious watery boundary between the living and dead
and change. The line is regarded as an integral element within the Kôngo cosmogram. The word Kalûnga is a Kikongo word that means "threshold between worlds
Kalûnga_Line
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Kongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kongo may refer to: Kingdom of Kongo Kongo cosmogram Kongo language or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages
Kongo
Purported control of a human body by spirits, ghosts, demons
joy. The Ring Shout in Hoodoo was influenced by the Kongo cosmogram a sacred symbol of the Bantu-Kongo people in Central Africa. It symbolizes the cyclical
Spirit_possession
Sky deity who represents the Sun
(musoni), birth (kala), maturity (tukula), and death (luvemba). The Kongo cosmogram, a sacred symbol in Bakongo culture, depicts these moments of the sun
Solar_deity
Bakongo goddess
the Kongo people believed that the right side of the body was male, while the left side was believed to be female. Bunzi Kongo cosmogram Kongo religion
Nzambici
Bakongo god
Supreme God, eternal Sky Father and God of the Sun (fire) in traditional Kongo spirituality. His female counterpart is Nzambici, the Sky Mother and Goddess
Nzambi_Ampungu
Syncretic Bakongo Catholic movement
movement formed in the Kingdom of Kongo between 1704 and 1708, as a development out of the Catholic Church in Kongo, yet without denying the authority
Antonianism
Earth, water, air, fire, and (later) aether
traditional Bakongo religion, the five elements are incorporated into the Kongo cosmogram. This sacred symbol also depicts the physical world (Nseke), the spiritual
Classical_element
African water spirit
Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Kongo face jugs Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Hoodoo
Mami_Wata
Christian ritual, was also a fundamental motif at the core of Kongo belief systems. The Kongo cosmogram, also called the Four Moments of the Sun, is a circle
Catholic_Church_in_Kongo
African American ritual dance
world of the dead," which also reflected the moving of souls on the Kongo cosmogram. Historian and Smithsonian Museum curator Elaine Nichols suggested
Ring_shout
Title of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo
Awenekongo or Mwenekongo) was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, a kingdom that existed from the 14th to the 19th centuries and consisted
Manikongo
Religious and philosophical concept of cyclical, repeating epochs or ages
traditional Bakongo religion, the four elements are incorporated into the Kongo cosmogram. This sacred wheel depicts the physical world (Nseke), the spiritual
Wheel_of_time
syncretised with Catholicism in Africa. These include belief in the Kongo Cosmogram, which they inscribed on the Church floors and expressed through the
African American Christianity during Slavery
African_American_Christianity_during_Slavery
Bakongo rain goddess
Phulu Bunzi) is a serpent water spirit and goddess of rain in traditional Kongo religion that was first venerated by the Woyo people of the Kingdom of Ngoyo
Bunzi
rituals is tightly linked to the cultural significance of textiles in the Kongo Kingdom. As a way to merge the human body with textiles, Niombo became an
Niombo
continued by King Álvaro II of Kongo in 1607 after the Portuguese brought the Order of Christ to the Kingdom of Kongo. Álvaro I was given permission by
Order_of_Christ_(Kongo)
Bantu martial art from Angola
shamans and warriors in ancient Angola, based on the inverted worldview of kongo religion. With this worldview, shamans put themselves upside down to gain
Engolo
Kongo spiritual healer
ritual specialist in traditional Kongo religion. These experts also exist across the African diaspora in countries where Kongo and Mbundu people were transported
Nganga
Water spirit in Kongo religion
simbi, there is consensus that it originated within Bantu-speaking and Kongo-speaking communities and almost certainly began as a means for them to understand
Simbi
Magical amulet bag in Hoodoo tradition
With the weaving of traditional African concepts, such as the Bakongo cosmogram, Kongo Christianity, Native American herbalism, American Protestantism, and
Mojo_bag
Religious statue in the Congo, Africa
varies minkondi, zinkondi, or ninkondi) are mystical statuettes made by the Kongo people of the Congo region. Nkondi are a subclass of minkisi that are considered
Nkondi
Term used in Latin America and the Caribbean
Rican Espiritismo became popular as a way to mimic ancestor veneration in Kongo religion. Espiritismo in Cuba would eventually mix with other local African
Espiritismo
Grave sculptures from Zaire and Angola
The Kongo place stone figures called tumba (a Ki-Kongo word, pl. bitumba) on the graves of powerful people. Bitumba were created in Zaire and Angola during
Tumba_(Kongo)
Protective spirits in Bakongo religion
entity that inhabits it. In the sixteenth century, when the Kingdom of Kongo was converted to Christianity, ukisi (a substance having characteristics
Nkisi
American artist
Railroad, and how the floors included holes in the pattern of the Kongo cosmogram prayer symbol, that were used to allow air into the hidden spaces beneath
Nari_Ward
were developed by enslaved African Americans and appear similar to Kongo cosmograms, are such examples from Edgefield County, South Carolina. African-American
African-American_culture
Historic church in Georgia, United States
slaves who would hide in the church, interpreted as in the pattern of a Kongo cosmogram, which served as a stop on the Underground Railroad (UGR). During the
First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)
First_African_Baptist_Church_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Spiritual forest in Kongo religion
contact with the ancestors. One expert on Kongo religion, Dr. Fu-Kiau, even described some precolonial Kongo cosmograms with mfinda as a bridge between the
Mfinda
Spirits Jengu Mami Wata Nkisi Nkondi Shetani Simbi Concepts Kalûnga Line Kongo cosmogram Nkisi Nkondi Nganga Okuyi Zebola Artefacts Niombo Nsiba Nkondi Mbulu
Njambe_(god)
Branch of Candomblé religion
religious belief system in Brazil. It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Kongo and Mbundu slaves who spoke Kikongo and Kimbundu languages. The supreme
Candomblé_Bantu
into four equal sections with inlaid lines reminiscent of Yowa, the Kongo cosmogram for the continuity of human life through reincarnation. Many symbols
Houston_Conwill
This vital cycle is depicted by a circle with a cross inside. In this cosmogram or dikenga, the meeting point of the two lines of the cross is the most
Bantu_religion
various forms. The following is a list of solar deities: Nzambi Mpungu, Kongo god of the Sun and creation Nyambe, the Bantu god of the Sun and creation
List_of_solar_deities
American fashion designer (born 1955)
1970s "Funk" aesthetic. Her work draws upon the Kongo Cosmogram, or Yowa, a symbol important to Kongo metaphysics and spiritual ceremonies. Her signature
Xenobia_Bailey
between these two worlds. A specific characteristic of the Kongo religion is the so-called cosmogram. It is believed the highest god, next to other high gods
Pre-colonial history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pre-colonial_history_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Religious symbol commonly used in different branches of Vodun
separate Afro-American religions. Possible origins include the cosmogram of the Kongo people, or originated as the Nsibidi system of writing for the Ekoid
Veve
American artist (1916–2000)
that Taylor's Cross quilt may represent a continuation of the Kongo cosmogram, a Kongo religious symbol. Taylor's quilts also employ incongruous and clashing
Sarah_Mary_Taylor
Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
late 19th or early 20th century. It draws heavily upon the traditional Kongo religion of Central Africa, with additional influences taken from Catholicism
Palo_(religion)
African-American quilter (1892–1988)
in the cycle of birth, life, and death and the common African-derived cosmogram patterns she encountered as a child. She disclosed that her "Red-and-White
Arester_Earl
Art related to the Vodou religion of Haiti
Central Africa based on similarities with nkisi figures from the Kongo, and cosmograms, flags, drums and dances from that region. The first slaves from
Haitian_Vodou_art
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Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (HÃ )
Vietnamese (HÃ ) : unexplained.Korean : there are two Ha clans, each with a unique Chinese character. The founding ancestor of the larger Ha clan was named Ha Kong-jin and settled in the Chinju area around ad 1010. Most of the modern descendants of Ha Kong-jin live in the KyÅngsang and ChÅlla provinces. The founding ancestor of the smaller of the two clans was named Ha HÅm, and he settled in the Taegu area after emigrating from Song China some time in the early part of the twelfth century. Most of the modern descendants of Ha HÅm still live in the Taegu area.Chinese : variant of Xia.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian
Hero
Girl/Female
African, British, English, Greek, Hebrew
To Grant; Kongo
Male
English
Anglicized form of Chinese Kong Fu Zi. Kong is the surname, CONFUCIUS means "hole" or "opening." Fu is the generation name, meaning "husband, master, man," and Zi is the given name, meaning "son."
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Great Congo; Belief; Custom; Religion; Day
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Kongu King
KONGO COSMOGRAM
KONGO COSMOGRAM
Girl/Female
Tamil
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Boy/Male
Tamil
Poet, Saint
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Hebrew
God is Gracious; God will Add; Gift of God
Boy/Male
British, English
Town Meadow
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Power of the Home; Prosperity and Power
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Greek, Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish
Active Spirit; Goddess; Double
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
First light of day Dawn, New Beginning
Boy/Male
Indian
Moon Like Krishna
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
God
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Stride; Strong
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n.
Alt. of Congo
n.
A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
n.
Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
n.
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.
n.
Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
n.
The mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands.