respectively. Ewe-Fon culture. Yemaja - Mother of all life on earth. Yoruba culture. Aganju - Twin and husband of Yemaja Ibeji - Twins of joy and happiness...
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Shango is associated with lightning and fire. Another prominent oricha is Yemaja, the deity associated with maternity, fertility, and the sea. Ochún is the...
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religion, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju. He ravished his mother once, and as he tried a second time, Yemaja fell and burst open, whereupon the...
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leading up to New Year's on December 31 the traditional processions honoring Yemaja begin here. The famous party of Réveillon or New Year's Eve in Copacabana...
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Dlo, a native water goddess. The Antillean equivalent of Mami Wata and Yemaja. Le Conteur, the narrator, a traditional Antillean storyteller. This character...
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incorporate elements which indicate the initiate's tutelary oricha; devotees of Yemajá for instance usually include omí ("water") in their name, while those of...
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House My Father Built. Maja-Pearce runs an editorial services agency called Yemaja, as well as a small publishing company, The New Gong. Maja-Pearce has written...
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October 2, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2020. "Testimonio de un ritual: Yemajá". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 21,...
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