Congratulations to all Ifa practitioners worldwide and all that worked hard to make the festival and pilgrimage a success! Ifa a gbe wa o! ObaraIrete a gbe wa! Aseyisamodun! Journey mercies back to our destinations! Aase!
Did you know that AYA, not IYAWO, is the Yoruba language’s original word for wife? These days, the latter is utilized more frequently than the former. I’ll explain how Iyawo came to be. Wura, the first child and daughter of the King of Iwo (a town in Yoruba), was in the process of picking a bride and had to decide which one would be best for her.Like Sango, Ogun, and other well-known male Orisa, Yoruba Orisa traveled to Iwo to ...