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Cagn and an Afterlife

Cagn is the name the Bushmen gave their god. This god being nothing else than the unseen presence of nature and everything that surrounded them. They also prayed to the moon and the stars but they could never explain exactly why they did this. Cagn was seen as human like and also had magical powers and charms.

Bushmen believe in an afterlife. When someone is buried his weapons accompany him to the grave. This would make it possible for him to hunt in the afterlife. Bodies also faced the upcoming sun. This would cause the sun to rise later the following day. Bodies were anointed with fat and a red powder for the burial. Bodies were in a curled-up posture and the corpse was completely kept intact unlike other African tribes who would break the legs of the body so that the ghost could not haunt them. Bodies weren't buried under the ground but merely covered by some stones to keep unwanted animals at bay.