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Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún (from the Yoruba owó mẹ́rìndínlógún "sixteen cowries", literally "four taken from 20") is a cowrie-shell divination method practiced in the Yoruba religion. The number 16 holds important significance in Yoruba mythology as it was the purported number of original divinities that established life on earth.
The shekere (from Yoruba Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀) [1] is a percussion instrument consisting of a dried gourd with beads or cowries woven into a net covering the gourd. There are multiple ways to produce sounds with the instrument. It can be shaken or hit against the hand.
A divination tray on which cowrie shells rests, as are used for Ifá divination. Ifá is a divination system originating from Yorubaland in West Africa. It originates within the traditional religion of the Yoruba people although is also practised by followers of West African Vodun and in African diasporic religions like Cuban Santería.
Babalú-Aye (from Yoruba Obalúayé), Oluaye, Ṣọpọna, Ayé in Trinidad Orisha, [1] or Obaluaiye, is one of the orishas or manifestations of the supreme creator god Olodumare in the Yoruba religion of West Africa. Babalú-Aye is the spirit of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease, and healing.
It is adorned with layers of meaningful objects such as monkey skulls, cowrie shells, and nails. Ṣọ̀pọ̀na (or Shapona) is the god of smallpox in the Yoruba religion. [1] The Yoruba people took their traditions about Shapona to the New World when they were transported in the slave trade.
Pages in category "Yoruba words and phrases" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Cowrie-shell divination; E. Emere; Emi Omo Eso; Erelu ...
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Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell (porcellana) due to their similar appearance. [1] Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures.
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