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Akka is a female spirit in Sami shamanism and Finnish mythology. Worship of the akka was common and took the form of sacrifices, pleas for help and various rituals. Some Sámi believed the akka lived under their tents. == Sami mythology == *Maderakka, the first Akka, was mother of the tribe, goddess of women and children, she who gives humans their bodies; women belong to her and boys belong to her until they were declared men. Maderakka is popular among modern Sámi feminists. Maderakka's three daughters are * *Sarakka is the goddess of fertility, menstruation, love, human sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth; after a birth, a woman would eat a special porridge dedicated to her. The modern Sámi women's organisation The Sarahkka formed in 1988 and took her name in honor of her. * *Juksakka "''Akka'' with an Arrow" is the protector of children * *Uksakka shapes the fetus in the mother's womb and assigns humans their sex. *Jabme-Akka "the akka of the dead" is a goddess of the underworld. Spirits of lost babies are soothed and comforted by her, but all other spirits dwell in sorrow. The land of the dead is said to be a mirror of the land of the living where everything is the opposite. So, the dead are buried with the essentials of living (e.g. knives) and anything that would make their afterlife better. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akka (spirit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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