Culture

Written by Akin Fagbo Aiyejin Family occupies a pre-eminent place in the live of Yoruba; regardless, every Yoruba child is born into a home, which is a part of a compound or a clan. Family members always trace their descent ...

Some names and how they came about OSOGBO was coined out of Oso Igbo, (Bush witch). This was as a result of earlier settlers who surprisingly met a man at the Osun river and they referred to the man as ...

Written by Babalawo Ogunleke Ifamuyiwa Located between the Weme River in the Republic of Benin (RPB) and the Ogun River in southwestern Nigeria, western Yoruba-speaking people (Ketu, Egbado, Ohori, and Anago) are renowned for an elaborate masked performance tradition known ...

“There are some things about songs, expecially traditional songs, they are not just songs but vital messages that you will need to sit and break down to understand them. Last week, i was interviewed and ask that how can our ...

  Obon (お盆) or just Bon (盆) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one’s ancestors. This Buddhist-Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and ...

Written by Shola Awodun Aboru Aboye my sister and brothers, Ifa Initiation is a process recommended by Olodumare that we should do whenever we want to 1- reclaim our lost blessing 2- get rid of negativities 3- get in tune ...

You know why Herbert Ogunde was great and became a legend? It’s because he used Yoruba spirituality (Ifa) in most of his audio and movies. Nollywood?

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