Culture

Ori is the mystery of consciousness, and ori-inu is a mystery within a mystery./ It is the invisible self within the self, or, to use the Yoruba description, it is the self that dances in front of the mat. In ...

Williams Shakespeare, “King Charles III,” Act 1 Scene 1. KING CHARLES:Behold! Oh, Apparition.If you must speak for your people, do it now. Or remove back to whence you came. It is night and Camilla and I long for the comfort ...

The video below was share on social media and caption with “Goat rituals for the dead–the head of the Anglicans–the Church of England. Ìbòrí fún òkú ni ìlú Gẹ̀ẹ́sì. I hope you faithfools Yorùbá are watching this. A common practice ...

Illustrated with great pictures by Devin Cole. Sales link: People say: “Nobody can compare their luck to that of Mèriyé…”Mèriyé and the Forbidden Forest is an adventurous story about friendship and the importance of following the path that is meant ...

They suspend every economic activity in England because of the death and burial rites of Queen Elizabeth.Banks closed, markets closed, and football matches (English Premier League) were suspended.They have presented uncountable flowers.They are observing every one of the Traditional rites, ...

When I arrived in the United States thirty years ago, I couldn’t call the US a new land.It might be new to me, but it was not new to those who were born there.But if the history of the United ...

Iyemoja is motherly and strongly protective, and cares deeply for all her children, comforting them and cleansing them of sorrow. She is said to be able to cure infertility in Women, and cowrie shells represent her wealth. She does not ...

Isese Practitioners in Otta, Ogun State; have appealed to State and Federal Governments to set aside a day as Isese Day and make it a National Holiday in Nigeria. Making the appeal at the Isese Day 2022 organised by the ...

Looking at the Odù, Ọ̀bàrà Méjì cast for today’s Ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá, I quickly remember the song of the legend, late Hubert Ogunde from the album, “Onímọ́tò” where he sang as follows :-Asúrétete ò màní kọ́já iléArìngbẹ̀rẹ̀gbẹ̀rẹ̀ ò màní sọnù sọ́nàImpatient ...

The child is highly valued in indigenous Oodua (Yoruba) culture. As I look at the images sent to me today by the Akodi Orisa artists, I noticed the way the child is firmly tied to the back of the mother, ...