Kokh Kox
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Worship
Kokh Kox is worshipped through intermediaries (e.g. the Pangool). Like all the Serer group who adhere to the tenets of Serer religion, the sacred wood plays a crucial role in the religious affairs of the Noon. The Serer-Noon sometimes refer to Kokh Kox affectionately as Tyagaye (grandfather). In times of great sorrow, the Noon people will evoke the name of Kokh Kox using the general Serer word Seen (variants : Sen, Sain, Sene, etc.), which is also a Serer surname. Depending on the Serer sub-group, the deity's name will precede the word Seen e.g. "Koh Seen" (or Koh Sen) used by the Noon in reference to Kokh Kox, or "Roog Seen" used by the non-Cangin-Serers in reference to Roog Seen, the name for the divine among the Serer-Sine. It is from this Serer religious heritage that the Wolof people (now islamized) borrowed the phrase "N'Daye San" from, also used exactly in that manner (i.e. to express great sorrow). The phrase is rooted in Serer religion and culture, and has nothing to do with Islam.