Sasabonsam Enforced the Rules of Renewal in West African Forests

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One rule is that you do not go into the forest on Thursday. No hunting and no farming, because Thursday is a sacred day for the gods to find solitude. That day of rest is enforced by a deity called sasabonsam, a fierce being with glowing eyes and terrifying teeth who will destroy those who flout the rule, or maybe send them back traumatized and damaged as a warning to others. </p><blockquote><p>It is said that a sasabonsam immediately begins tracking a farmer or hunter who dares to venture into the forest on a Thursday. It’s been reported that the creature plays with its victims like a cat might play with a mouse, stalking prey as if by instinct, even when they’re not hungry. It might jump from tree to tree, or tap a victim’s shoulder with its tail. Once the sasabonsam has had its fill of taunting, it will stretch down to the forest floor to snatch up its prey, biting its neck, draining its blood, and gorging on its flesh and bone.<br /><br />“These stories and legends [of the sasabonsam] are used to educate and socialize people,” Nrenzah says, something she has honored in her own life. “The same stories I heard as a kid are the same stories I tell my children.” They are cautionary tales carrying moral lessons about the necessity to respect the land.</p></blockquote><p>The legend of sasabonsam has gone through some changes, particularly when Christian missionaries needed an understandable stand-in for the devil. Read about <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-sasabonsam" target="_blank">sasabonsam as he was originally conceived </a>at Atlas Obscura. <br /><br />The article is part of a series called <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/series/monster-mythology" target="_blank">Monster Mythology</a>, which looks at lesser-known but scary legendary figures from around the world. <br /><br />(Image credit: Staehle/Unusual Co.)</p> </div> <div class="cl"></div> </section> <br class="cb"/> <aside> <hr/> </aside> <div id="FreeStarVideoAdContainer" style="height: 260px; margin: 20px 0;"> <div id="freestar-video-parent"> <div id="freestar-video-child"></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <header> <h2> <noscript> <a href="/2020/10/30/Sasabonsam-Enforced-the-Rules-of-Renewal-in-West-African-Forests/?load_comments=1" title="View this post with up to its first 100 comments">Comments (<span class="comm_count-post-116614">2</span>)</a> </noscript> <script> document.write('Comments (<span class="comm_count-post-116614">2</span>)'); </script> </h2> </header> <a href="#" class="show-newest-comments" onclick="$(this).next('.newest-comments').slideToggle();return false;">Newest 2</a> <div class="newest-comments"> <strong> Newest 2 Comments </strong> <br/> <br/> <article id="newest-comment-435471" data-type="post-116614" data-parent="435471" class="comment-single comment-by-4058 parent comm-parent-435471" data-status="published"> <div id="newest-commentself-435471" class="comment-self commentself-by-4058"> <span class="comm-tools"> </span> <footer> <span class="byline"> <span class="author"> <span id="newest-commname-435471" class="name"><a href="https://www.neatorama.com/whois/geoduck/" rel="author" itemprop="author" class="userlink author-name" title="Profile for Geoduck - Member Since Aug 4th, 2012">Geoduck</a></span> </span> <span> • </span> <a href="https://www.neatorama.com/2020/10/30/Sasabonsam-Enforced-the-Rules-of-Renewal-in-West-African-Forests/#comment-435471" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent link to this comment" class="comm-date"> <time datetime="2020-10-31T00:06:54-0700" pubdate>31Oct20 12:06am</time> </a> <span> • </span> <span class="comm-likes"> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" class="comm-like icon-outer" id="newest-commlike-435471" title="Like this comment"> <span class="comm-liketext">0</span> <span class="heart"></span> </a> </span> </span> </footer> <div class="comm-content"> <div class="comm-body">Old joke- <br/>Why should you never go into the jungle on Thursday afternoons? 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