A simple similarity is exemplified through memorial. Though both Europeans and Africans in America use tombstones to memorialize the deceased, the symbolic significance for African Americans is clearly African, specifically Kongo- Angola. The Kongo- Angola view the tomb as a charm for the persistence of the spirit. In the context

These are only two comparisons made between societies that on the surface seem worlds apart. Upon further in depth exploration it is not hard to find similarities between the two. Commonly people in America purposely chose to separate our common worlds because of fear and ignorance. Researchers strive to further America’s understanding of different cultures, and to get them to see our many similarities. One day it is hoped that with further exploration, tolerance, and an open mind more and more people would come to embrace their brother country and all of its traditions as their own because so many do not realize that they already are.

of Kongo religion a charm contains a human soul, a spirit embodying, and spirit direction object. This symbol of the tomb as a mystical representation of the spirit was carried over to America. Both Kongo and African-American tombs are frequently covered with the last objects touched or used by the deceased. Both groups believe this safely grounds the spirit, keeping it from harming the remains. Kanga Mfunya, the last used objects, literally means tying up the emanations of a person. Presence of this ritual has been observed at St. Helena, Georgia in 1919 and as recently as 1939 in Brownsville, Georgia. Some documentation substantiates tha

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