Basotho Religion

In pre-conial times the Basotho people worshiped the balimo, the ancestor spirits. They believed that the spirits had power to heal defferent diseases and punish those  who disobeyed laws and customs of the society and balimo can bring misfortune and illness to the community if disobeys the spirits. Their religion was shaped by thier environment in that they are so isolated from others that they were somewhat on thier worship for time and greatly relied on each other rather than outside influences because they are built from unity and peace.

The Basotho religion they was no sacrificial ceremonies like the Ibo tribes made sacrifies to thier gods and ancestors. The Ibo people had many gods whom they worshipped along with the ancestor spirits, whereas there is no mention of the Basotho having any direct gods whom they rely on.

The Basotho were never colonized like many other African tribes, the Basotho appealed to Great Britain in the mid 1800s for help and protection during civil unrest. They independent religion still, yet some have accepted thier British friends Christianity. The British influence of thier religion is from imperialism,  which is the domination of culture over another. As for now, 90% of the Basotho claim to be Christian, most of them being Roman Catholic. Many have combined and intertwined the original religion of the worship of balimo along with practices of Christianity.