Talk:Homunculus/@comment-136.145.214.19-20180913162822

many cultures, and especially in Nigeria, twins are treated as special children from God. Since there are many ethnic groups in Nigeria, I will only mention a few. The treatments of twins in these tribes are quite similar.

Twins attract a lot of attention from people, as people are always awed by God’s wonder of creating two people alike. The part of Nigeria I come from, the Bassa Nge tribe from Kogi state, believe twins are special because of their abnormal behavior to their parents when they are newly born. Twins are seen as a sign of good luck to the family they are born into. They aren't seen as ordinary. The first to be born is known to be the junior while the last to be born is known to be the older one.

The Bassa-Nge people never engaged in the killing of twins, but they saw them as sacred creatures never to be toyed with.

Before the arrival of Christianity and Islam, whenever twins were born the family would consult the oracle who instructs them on what sacrifices to offer