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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...
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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...
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ancient deities and festivals. Festivals
usually celebrated in Otta
includes Egungun festival,
Iganmode Cultural Festival,
Gelede Festival, etc. Ota is an ancient...
- 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...
- oppression.'"
Yoruba Egungun regalia also
influenced the
ceremonies and
suits of
Black Mardi Gras Indians. The
Yoruba wear
Egungun masks to
invoke and...
- 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...
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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...
- Eggplant, mulberries, pudding, and dark
chocolate are also
foods for Oya.
Egungun-oya
Traditional African religion portal Judith Gleason, Oya, San Francisco:...
