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- Egungun, Yoruba language: Egúngún, also known as Ará Ọ̀run (The collective dead) in the broadest sense is any Yoruba masquerade or masked, costumed figure...
- In Yoruba tradition, Egungun-oya is a deity of divination.[citation needed] "Egungun" refers to the collective spirits of the ancestral dead; the Orisha...
- Oghenevwede A****ke (born 5 March 1995) professionally known as Egungun of Lagos or just Egungun, is a Nigerian Internet personality. He gained mainstream attention...
- ancient deities and festivals. Festivals usually celebrated in Otta includes Egungun festival, Iganmode Cultural Festival, Gelede Festival, etc. Ota is an ancient...
- the Egungun, which embodies the spirits of the ancestors and is often used to communicate with the dead and to honour their memory. The Egungun is the...
- sacrifices. There are several all-male secret societies, including Oró and Egúngún, into which individuals receive initiation. Various forms of divination...
- and evil. These orisa or orishas are supernatural beings, both good (egungun) and bad (ajogun), who represent human activity and natural forces, all...
- fraternal organization. Egungun regalia also influenced the ceremonies and suits of Black Mardi Gras Indians. The Yoruba wear Egungun masks to invoke and...
- displaced the Ipetumodu farmers who had gone to celebrate the annual "Egungun festival" from their farms. The British authorities later endorsed the...
- American Faaji Series 1&2 (Dudu Heritage) Mr Teacher His Excellency (Bayowa) Egungun Be Careful (Bayowa) Old Skool Lape (Bayowa) Apple Juice (Bayowa) Okokoriko...