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The Concept of Abiku and Emere in Yoruba Culture

The Concept of Abiku and Emere in Yoruba Culture

Abiku and Emere refer to people who are believed to cycle rapidly and repeatedly through birth and death. A consecutive familial sequence of births and deaths of infants is construed as the same child dying and being born over and over again. Abiku literally means...
Aje Olokun – The Deity Of Wealth And Market Profitability

Aje Olokun – The Deity Of Wealth And Market Profitability

Introduction To a proper Yoruba individual, Orisa Aje Olokun represents the energy of wealth and market profitability. customers and neighbours in traditional Yoruba market settings, whether in rural, semi-urban, or urban communities would greet traders using Aje...
What Is Isese? – Oluwo Ifaoleepini

What Is Isese? – Oluwo Ifaoleepini

 The word or term “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe” is the natural name of the Yorùbá Indigenous Religion (YIR), and anchored on Ifá – an esoteric language or words of Olódùmarè and Divine message of life brought to practices by Ọ̀rúnmìlà Baraà mi Àgbọnnìrègún; the...
Understanding Oro Ritual and Festival

Understanding Oro Ritual and Festival

UNDERSTANDING ORO RITUAL AND FESTIVAL – WRITTEN BY AWO AMOSUN IFAKOREDE Whether known to you or not, there are negative spirits or forces among us and this is acknowledged by almost if not all religions of the world. These negative spirits or forces are called...
A General Overview of the Yoruba Culture

A General Overview of the Yoruba Culture

Yorubas are considered to be rich in terms of culture and tradition. The name Yoruba was applied to all linguistically and culturally related peoples. The Yoruba People, of whom there are more than thirty-five million according to CIA World Factbook of 2012, occupy...

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