Beliefs that Foster Peacefulness.
The Mbuti tribe sees their forests as sacred and a very peaceful place to live. As a way of showing their appreciation for the goodness and kindness the forest shows they sing songs. When bad things happen they don't blame the forest. They reason is that the forest is sleeping, so they sing songs to awaken it. They do not believe in evil spirits or sorcery from the forest as the nearby villagers do--their forest world is kinder than that.
Sharing
The sharing of meat taken in a hunt is usually accompanied by a lot of squabbling, not only about unfairness of portions but also about other unrelated grievances. But this is an effective way of airing grievances, since nothing can interrupt the cooperation of the hunt the next day, on which everyone's survival depends.
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