Editing Religious cosmology (section)

==Serer religion==
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Serer religion posits that, [[Roog (Serer deity)|Roog]], the creator deity, is the point of departure and conclusion.<ref name="Museum of Civilization">Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji Madiya, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, International Centre for African Language, Literature and Tradition (Louvain, Belgium). {{ISBN|0-660-15965-1}}. pp 5, 27, 115</ref> As farming people, trees play an important role in [[Serer religion#Cosmology|Serer religious cosmology]] and creation mythology. The [[Serer people|Serer]] high priests and priestesses (the [[Saltigue]]s) chart the star [[Sirius]], known as "Yoonir" in the [[Serer language]] and some of the [[Cangin languages]]. This star enables them to give accurate information as to when Serer farmers should start planting seeds among other things relevant to Serer lives and Serer country. "Yoonir" is the symbol of the universe in Serer cosmology and [[Serer creation myth|creation mythology]].<ref name="Gravrand">[[Henry Gravrand|Gravrand, Henry]], "La civilisation [[Serer people|sereer]] : ''Pangool''", vol. 2, Les Nouvelles Editions [[Africa|Africaines]] du [[Senegal]], (1990) pp 20–21, 149–155, {{ISBN|2-7236-1055-1}}</ref><ref name=" Museum of Civilization "/>

A [[Dogon religion|similar set of beliefs]] related also to Sirius has been observed among [[Dogon people]] of [[Mali]].<ref>[[Guinness World Records]], ''Sigui'' : "Longest religious ceremony."[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-religious-ceremony/] (retrieved March 13, 2020)</ref>