Kayu's Animism


Meanwhile, the Youwe tribe, originating from the Cycloop Mountains, came and settled on Pulo Kosong. The Sibi clan is on the western end, while the Haay clan is on the eastern end. The Youwe clan, consisting of two brothers, received the central territory and was responsible for managing the village and ruling the sea, while the Sorro clan served as messengers. In 2016, Ridolof Ray L. Makanuay took over as Ondoafi.

Water, stones, coffee, and wood are believed to possess spirits and have an influence on humans. This is a belief from the Arab Jahiliyah era. Animism, the belief in spirits and spirits, is a fundamental religious belief that first emerged among prehistoric humans. Animism holds that every object on earth has a soul that must be respected so that the spirit does not harm humans.

Dynamism, on the other hand, is the worship of the spirits of deceased ancestors who reside in specific places, such as large trees.

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