the village of neon II in northern Ghana at first glance it looks like any other
at first glance it looks like any other
at first glance it looks like any other West African village but this is a
West African village but this is a
West African village but this is a community of outcasts the men and women
community of outcasts the men and women
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from
at this funeral have been banished from
at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up
their home villages forced to give up
their home villages forced to give up everything they’ve known in the world
everything they’ve known in the world
everything they’ve known in the world poems families friends all because
poems families friends all because
poems families friends all because they’ve been accused of being witches in
they’ve been accused of being witches in
they’ve been accused of being witches in much of the Western world today
much of the Western world today
much of the Western world today certainly in America witches ghosts and
certainly in America witches ghosts and
certainly in America witches ghosts and goblins exist only in legend but
goblins exist only in legend but
goblins exist only in legend but throughout Africa the notion of
throughout Africa the notion of
throughout Africa the notion of witchcraft is very real the spirit world
witchcraft is very real the spirit world
witchcraft is very real the spirit world is no less present than the physical
is no less present than the physical
is no less present than the physical world and those who are believed capable
world and those who are believed capable
world and those who are believed capable of harnessing its power to do harm are
of harnessing its power to do harm are
of harnessing its power to do harm are greatly feared so much so that often
greatly feared so much so that often
greatly feared so much so that often they must be banished like the accused
they must be banished like the accused
they must be banished like the accused witches of nany one of those outcasts is
witches of nany one of those outcasts is
witches of nany one of those outcasts is söhnke a recent arrival Csonka was
söhnke a recent arrival Csonka was
söhnke a recent arrival Csonka was transformed from woman to bitch after a
transformed from woman to bitch after a
transformed from woman to bitch after a young man in her village felt sick and
young man in her village felt sick and
young man in her village felt sick and died the grieving family wanted to know
died the grieving family wanted to know
died the grieving family wanted to know who was responsible they turned to the
who was responsible they turned to the
who was responsible they turned to the local fortune-teller to invoke the
local fortune-teller to invoke the
local fortune-teller to invoke the ancestral spirits and said the source of
ancestral spirits and said the source of
ancestral spirits and said the source of the evil that was Csonka her Csonka it
the evil that was Csonka her Csonka it
the evil that was Csonka her Csonka it was a terrible moment she had lived here
was a terrible moment she had lived here
was a terrible moment she had lived here her entire life now she could lose
her entire life now she could lose
her entire life now she could lose everything
everything
everything Santa pleaded that she had done nothing
Santa pleaded that she had done nothing
Santa pleaded that she had done nothing so the aggrieved family turned to the
so the aggrieved family turned to the
so the aggrieved family turned to the ultimate arbiter in such matters the
ultimate arbiter in such matters the
ultimate arbiter in such matters the fetish priests after offering libations
fetish priests after offering libations
fetish priests after offering libations to the ancestors the fetish priests
to the ancestors the fetish priests
to the ancestors the fetish priests announced a test that would shock many
announced a test that would shock many
announced a test that would shock many Westerners sanga’s fate the entire
Westerners sanga’s fate the entire
Westerners sanga’s fate the entire course of her future life would be
course of her future life would be
course of her future life would be decided by the sacrifice of a chicken
decided by the sacrifice of a chicken
decided by the sacrifice of a chicken the sacrificed chicken died with its
the sacrificed chicken died with its
the sacrificed chicken died with its legs pointing down rather than up
legs pointing down rather than up
legs pointing down rather than up a verdict as clear as that of any jury
a verdict as clear as that of any jury
a verdict as clear as that of any jury in the West Saga was guilty
in the West Saga was guilty
in the West Saga was guilty Sanka has been banished to nani rather
Sanka has been banished to nani rather
Sanka has been banished to nani rather than killed because it’s believed that
than killed because it’s believed that
than killed because it’s believed that witches can’t control their own actions
witches can’t control their own actions
witches can’t control their own actions but in order to be accepted in the witch
but in order to be accepted in the witch
but in order to be accepted in the witch village Sokka must undergo a ritual that
village Sokka must undergo a ritual that
village Sokka must undergo a ritual that will purify her than evil spirits she’s
will purify her than evil spirits she’s
will purify her than evil spirits she’s looking forward to it witchcraft holds
looking forward to it witchcraft holds
looking forward to it witchcraft holds such sway here that even Santa has come
such sway here that even Santa has come
such sway here that even Santa has come to believe she was possessed of evil
to believe she was possessed of evil
to believe she was possessed of evil powers the next day the entire village
powers the next day the entire village
powers the next day the entire village gathers for Csonka ceremony every one of
gathers for Csonka ceremony every one of
gathers for Csonka ceremony every one of them has passed through with themselves
them has passed through with themselves
them has passed through with themselves Santa presents the fetish priests with
Santa presents the fetish priests with
Santa presents the fetish priests with the items needed for the offering I have
the items needed for the offering I have
the items needed for the offering I have come with a chicken liquor and money
come with a chicken liquor and money
come with a chicken liquor and money here it all is the priests assistant
here it all is the priests assistant
here it all is the priests assistant invokes the blessings of the ancestors
invokes the blessings of the ancestors
invokes the blessings of the ancestors and asks the spirits to do their work
and asks the spirits to do their work
and asks the spirits to do their work Madonna so this woman has come here to
Madonna so this woman has come here to
Madonna so this woman has come here to purify yourself take this fowl and drive
purify yourself take this fowl and drive
purify yourself take this fowl and drive all her problems away from her the
all her problems away from her the
all her problems away from her the chicken died on its back the sign that
chicken died on its back the sign that
chicken died on its back the sign that song cos purification has been accepted
song cos purification has been accepted
song cos purification has been accepted by the spirits today I’ve taken the
by the spirits today I’ve taken the
by the spirits today I’ve taken the fetish potion I am no longer a witch
nothing will worry me again
nothing will worry me again I will sleep in my room soundly I am no
I will sleep in my room soundly I am no
I will sleep in my room soundly I am no longer a witch
longer a witch
longer a witch but while no longer a witch Csonka can
but while no longer a witch Csonka can
but while no longer a witch Csonka can never leave she will always be a member
never leave she will always be a member
never leave she will always be a member of the community of outcasts
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