Culture

Ooni: I could not understand the language spoken in the market. What was it that I didn’t sell? Except human parts. I sold biscuit, vegetable oil, rice, sugar, name it. I kept on working. The going was rough and tough ...

She is studying with us at the University of African Art summer school, Akire Temple, Ile ife

Spiritual forces Àasà female spirits. Àbikú the spirits of young children who live a short life between Reincarnations. Àjínde the spirit of a deceased ancestor (egún) who speaks at their own funeral through a medium. Agbasà the spirits of a ...

You can still find IFA diviners not only in owo, ile-ife and Ibadan but also in faraway Brazil, USA and the Caribbeans! Unfortunately, the purveyors of shariah in Nigeria today are notable Yoruba Muslims such as Ishaq Akintola. Why push ...

” Ifa is not merely a collection of verses, proverbs, parables and anecdotes. Ifa is God’s sacred message to mankind. It is the embodiment of the totality of human existence.” Ifa is the Divine Message of Olodumare to mankind and ...

      Photos: Tinubu, Ambode, others celebrate Eyo Festival in Lagos Procession by Groups at Eyo Festival, 2017.   “Eyo Festival’s’’ early morning showers – Signs of peace, acceptance by Gods of Lagos City   Lagosians in their thousands ...

Yoruba Culture Yet Survives The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade ???????? Lucumí Vocabulary Is Another Version Of Yoruba Language Spoken By Yoruba Slave Immigrants In North & South America. Here are a few words in Lucumí to get you started: Adié: Hen ...

Translated Version! Yemoja is one of the most important female deity in Yoruba spirituality, that has a very close association with water elements. Yemoja is a Goddess of fertility and love because Yemoja name her self means mother of many ...

Aboru aboye abosise!! Buenas noche comunidad Yoruba !! Cada vez falta mucho menos del 15 al 25 de Mayo estara en Argentina el Oluwo Ricardo Acevedo del egbe Sekunderin Oturupon Isokun quien bajo la tutela del maestro Baba Solagbade Popoola ...

“Aboru Aboye Abosise were three important women. They helped Òrúnmìlà when he was in despair, these women came and helped him out as told in the sacred Odu Ifa Ogunda Méjì. That’s why Òrúnmìlà gave the law that when anyone ...