the birth of twins was regarded as a most important event, for they were regarded as due to the direct intervention of the god Mukasa, and this necessitated great care and numbers of tabus, in order to retain the favor of the god. Any mistake on the part of the parents, or any sickness which befell the twins, was looked upon as the result of the god’s anger, which might extend to the whole clan.2

2Roscoe, J.n/an/an/an/an/a, , 64–65 (The Macmillan Company. By permission).