By Elimu Assistant Team 
Explain the religious significance of the environment in traditional African society. (8mks)
- The environment is sacred as it’s created by God
- It’s a religious duty for people to conserve it
- Many believe that land is a gift from God to be their home
- The environment is the home of Spirit and ancestors
- God reveals himself through clouds, earthquakes, heavenly bodies
- Some totemic birds, animals, objects, and heavenly bodies are seen as sacred.
- Occurrences of calamities such as droughts, and floods are associated with God’s power
- Soil is used in religious oaths
- Most rules of passage are linked to the environment
- The behavior of certain animals and plants is used to interpret the weather hence a means of God’s way of communicating with human beings
- God provides and sustains his creation through the environment.
