Tag Archives: Culture

I am very certain that Orunmila and other Orisa will be dancing and enjoying with what is happening with Ifa and Orisa Practitioners Community presently. Why? Because, miraculously with their sanctions, we have promoted the brotherhood among the Orisa and ...

Bí kò bá sí ọpẹ́lọpẹ́ orí, à bá tí mú ejò digi lókoÌtàkùn mà lejòKíni yoo bá ejò ṣẹ́gun Orí ejò ní yoo bá ejò ṣẹ́gun Orí ejò Mo sé ní ìwúre pe orí kálukú wa yoo báwa ṣẹ́gun ọ̀tá gbogboAkò ní ...

OODUA Ancestors are well over 50,000years old in existence; While European Ancestors conscripted by the Roman Vatican are not more that 5,000years old in existence. According to Archeological research reports. How can a reasonable human being abandoned honouring his Ancestor ...

Telling our stories begins from looking into the doings of our forebears and excavating the knowledge database resulting from the cultural practices of our ancestors. For so long, we have heard about who we really are from a people who ...

Adieu He was never stingy with his knowledge without asking for a penny. He was patient, kind and nurturing. He taught me more than I could handle and gave me unfettered access to his entire resources. Ó di gbéré Ó ...

The interesting and unique people of the Himba race inspired the character ‘Binti’ in Nnedi Okorafor’s novella trilogy ‘Binti’.  Many fascinating facts about the Himba people, who are also the most photographed race in Africa, make it imperative to meet ...

“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 ...

*Political Correctness working against Cultural Openness It was reported a few days ago that the Nigerian police single handedly decided to arrest a professor in Ifa, Professor Moyo Okediji  for building ÀKÒDÌ ÒRÌṢÀ. See the short report of the event that went ...

  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 ...

The Yoruba culture did not come from Kemet. The Kemetic culture came from the Yoruba via the intermediate African cultures like the Nok, Sao, and Kushites, all of whom are thousands of years older than Kemet. The Yoruba-Fon invented the ...