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- Egungun, (egúngún with Yorùbá language tone marks) in the broadest sense is any Yoruba masquerade or masked, costumed figure. More specifically, it is...
- In Yoruba tradition, Egungun-oya is a deity of divination.[citation needed] "Egungun" refers to the collective spirits of the ancestral dead; the Orisha...
- ancient deities and festivals. Festivals usually celebrated in Otta includes Egungun festival, Iganmode Cultural Festival, Gelede Festival, etc. Ota is an ancient...
- and evil. These orisa or orishas are supernatural beings, both good (egungun) and bad (ajogun), who represent human activity and natural forces. Olodumare...
- bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist Fortuné Bandeira, the freestanding Egungun are by Yves Kpede and the bronzes are by Dominque Kouas Gnonnou. Wikimedia...
- go as follow: Day 1 is dedicated to Obatala, Sopona, Iyami Aje, and the Egungun Day 2 is dedicated to Orunmila, Esu, and Osun Day 3 is dedicated to Ogun...
- annual New Yam Festival of the Mmo secret society of the Igbo peoples the Egungun masquerades of the Yoruba people, and the Homowo yam festival of the Ga...
- especially those from royal lineages in Aworiland aspire to. Oro and Oree, Egungun, Elegba, Igunuko, Opa, Osugbo and Gelede festivals among the traditional...
- Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-s**** divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African...
- Eggplant, mulberries, pudding, and dark chocolate are also foods for Oya. Egungun-oya Traditional African religion portal Judith Gleason, Oya, San Francisco:...