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I have two sisters and they're identical twins so I've read a lot about twins and they've told me numerous factoids and research into twins that they've come ac
by Jerry2 3y ago
I have two sisters and they're identical twins so I've read a lot about twins and they've told me numerous factoids and research into twins that they've come across.
What's fascinating is how various cultures treated twins. For example, the West African tribe Yoruba loved twins and worshiped them as Gods [1] while Australian Aboriginals had one them killed because they thought it carried an evil spirit [2].
[1] https://cwp.missouri.edu/2014/twins-in-west-african-culture-and-society-of-the-iron-age/ https://cwp.missouri.edu/2014/twins-in-west-african-culture-...
[2] https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2021/12/infanticide-in-traditional-aboriginal-society/ https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2021/12/infanticide-in-trad...