Egungun, (egúngún with Yorùbá language tone marks) in the broadest sense is any Yoruba masquerade or masked, costumed figure. More specifically, it is...
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Oghenevwede Adegoke (born 5 March 1995) professionally known as Egungun of Lagos or just Egungun, is a Nigerian Internet personality. He was known for "Starting...
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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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Ota, Ogun (section Egungun Festival)
ancient deities and festivals. Festivals usually celebrated in Otta includes Egungun festival, Iganmode Cultural Festival, Gelede Festival, etc. Ota is an ancient...
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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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and evil. These orisa or orishas are supernatural beings, both good (egungun) and bad (ajogun), who represent human activity and natural forces, all...
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(born 1976) Chuks D General Cute Abiola (born 1996) Emmanuella (born 2010) Egungun of Lagos Frank D Don (born 1985) Helen Paul (born 1983) I Go Dye I Go Save...
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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...
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bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist Fortuné Bandeira, the freestanding Egungun are by Yves Kpede and the bronzes are by Dominque Kouas Gnonnou. Wikimedia...
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Eggplant, mulberries, pudding, and dark chocolate are also foods for Oya. Egungun-oya Traditional African religion portal Judith Gleason, Oya, San Francisco:...
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