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English: The Yowa, or Dikenga Cross, is a symbol in Bakongo spirituality that depicts the physical world, the spiritual (ancestral) world, the Kalûnga river (line) that runs between the two worlds, the four moments of the sun, and the mbûngi circle.
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current03:02, 19 April 2024Thumbnail for version as of 03:02, 19 April 20241,200 × 1,000 (197 KB)MiddleOfAfricaElements were in the wrong order
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02:42, 14 May 2023Thumbnail for version as of 02:42, 14 May 20231,080 × 1,000 (159 KB)MiddleOfAfricaAdded the mbûngi circle
17:44, 13 May 2023Thumbnail for version as of 17:44, 13 May 20231,080 × 1,000 (152 KB)MiddleOfAfricaMisspelled "Mpémba" as "Mpémbae" in previous upload
18:23, 7 May 2023Thumbnail for version as of 18:23, 7 May 20231,080 × 1,000 (152 KB)MiddleOfAfricaUploaded while editing "Kongo religion" on en.wikipedia.org

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