hungry rice (called 'Kasap') to end her suffering of physical infirmity. It was usually done by one of her children or her sister. Nkut: (witchcraft) This is the power to exert spiritual influence over another person. People who use Nkut are referred to as 'Akut', and are believed to have a second set of eyes. The first set allows one to see the physical, while the other is used to see into the spiritual realm. Gajimale (water spirit): A gajimale comes out of rivers, or streams to seduce its victims by transforming into a good looking opposite sex of the victim. It was a belief that many rich people got their wealth from Gajimale, and in return, they gave children to it. Epilepsy (known as meaning "fire of the river") was believed to be caused by the Gajimale. A̠bvoi (or Abvwoi): The Bajju had a religious institution called the Abvoi. The leader of the Abvoi shrine was called the 'Gado Abvoi' or 'Dodo'. The 'Magajin Abvoi' is the one who translates the messages of Abvoi to the people. The celebrations involved masquerade dances. Masquerades (Abusak): They represented the spirits in Abvoi celebrations. The Abusak danced with women and disciplines them by beating them. Taboos and Superstitions Children were not to eat eggs, and they were not to eat meat offered to them at other households, for it may be Nkut meat neither were they to go out in the heat of the midday sun, for they may accept food from Akut. Women: Were not to eat eggs, for they would be 'eating' their own children; Were not allowed to eat chicken and birds in general; Were not to cook or carry out farm activities for 7 days following child birth; Were not allowed to hit the wall with their hands or feet, for they would be calling the Abvoi; Were not allowed to hit people with brooms, especially men, for they would be sweeping away all of his charms and power (including the power to impregnate a woman); Pregnant women were not to eat sugarcane; for their babies would grow too fat; Women were not to eat animal heads. Men: Were not to allow their hair shaved halfway, for a spirit would come to finish the job, and cause the man to go mad; Were not to eat food prepared by menstruating women, for they would be exposed to blindness