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==Ewe religion== In Ewe religion, Gu, also pronounced Egu, is the god of war and craftsmen especially blacksmiths. Worshippers of Gu are not supposed to keep dogs as pets. Menstruating women are forbidden to touch the tools of the blacksmith. Adherents periodically make offerings of palm nuts, food and pour libations to Gu.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} Metal objects are also often purchased for offering in shrines dedicated to Gu.<ref>{{cite book| author=Eric Montgomery, and Christian Vannier| url=https://brill.com/display/title/34525?language=en|title=An Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo|editor1=Benjamin Soares| editor2=Asonzeh Ukah|editor3=Shobana Shankar |page=118|year=2017|publisher=Brill|isbn=978-90-04-34108-1|accessdate=15 April 2021}}</ref>
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