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
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
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...