Understanding the History and Mystery Behind the Northern Knot and the Agadez Cross.
This short piece is an attempt by an experienced Catholic missionary who has been in the Northern part of the country for well over 50 years and has been able by experience and readings to know the historical origin of certain symbols in the North of Nigeria. One of such symbols that has fascinated this writer is the Northern Knot and the Agadez Cross. This article therefore is a history of the Northern Knot's and the Agadez Cross' origin and use. The article argues that these signi?cant symbols of the Northern Nigeria, that is now predominantly Islamic, is Christian, and it showed that Christianity had been in the North before the arrival of Islam. This article concludes with a call for peaceful coexistence.
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