#Yoruba people

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Yoruba Door Wood Carvings: The Artistic Tradition and Cultural Significance

The Yoruba door holds within its intricate wood carvings a rich tapestry of history and tradition, offering a fascinating glimpse into the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people. Crafted around 1910-1914, this remarkable piece of art is attributed to “The Master of Ikerre,” an enigmatic figure whose legacy is shrouded in mystery. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the carver’s identity, the…

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Focusing on the Oyo Empire first in West Africa for specific reasons:

Out of the various African states in West Africa and the Sahel to receive more specific focuses, the Oyo Empire comes first for very specific reasons. Not least that it was the established power in the land when Usman Al Fodio built the Fulani Jihad to undermine it out of anger and envy that a proudly and defiantly infidel state had greater power than the Muslim majority around it. Second, that in contrast to the events of The Woman King in actual history it was Dahomey Amazons raiding their fellow pagans in Oyo for the slave trade rather than the other way around.

And of course in the other aspect because Yoruba people, of whom this was their major state, are a key component in the various religions of Voudoun, Santeria, and Candomble and their historical-cultural traditions are key to the African diaspora. Yoruba, Igbo, and Ashanti were among the groups most ravaged by the trade, and for this history 'rewarded' them by making the victims the villains with a straight face.

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I know about Genshin Impact's pretty infamous whitewashing but goddamn I didn't know they were whitewashing characters from my country/culture.

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the way that diff languages sound r so fascinating they're all different and all so vivid

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August 15, 2023: Yoruba priestess Aina-Nia leads a water ceremony by Lake Michigan as part of the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. During the ceremony, which recognized the sacredness of water, water from different parts of the world was combined and poured into the lake.

Photo by Lauren Pond

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Yoruba Proverb

If a house is progressing it’s because the bastard of the house hasn’t grown up.  – Yoruba proverb 

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Wooden figurine representing the Yoruba deity Eshu. Artist unknown; 1880-1920. Photo credit: Wellcome Images/Wellcome Trust.

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Do you know how to pray the Mojubá? Do you know how to pray in the morning? To greet the new day that arrives, asking for the blessing of your mother, father, mother of saint, of your ancestors, etc? It's important for us to have a repertoire of our own prayers, our people don't need to keep repeating the catechesis, for our Ancestors it was a mandatory act of colonization [...] I’m going to do a little bit of Ibase for you to add to your repertoire [...] so you can draw upon your own tradition. "I salute Olodumare, Lord of the day, I salute the East, I salute the West, I salute the North, I salute the South, I salute the Ancestors, I salute my Father, I salute my Mother, I salute my Father of Saint, I salute my Mother of Saint, I salute my Eldest Guide, I salute my Community, I salute my Head (Orí, Crown), I salute Oshún sengese oloya hun, I salute Yemoya Lady of the River Ogun, I salute Ogum Lord of the Universe, I salute Oya Oriri, I salute Exú lalu ogiri oko, I salute Xangó the one who bears the crown, I salute all Orixás, every single one of them, to them I give my salutations and reverence. Axé." That is the translation.

Sourced from @ sueidekinte on TikTok. Translated by me.

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Yoruba gods protect Fidel Castro: priest

By Reuters

January 21, 20083:31 PM ESTUpdated 17 years ago

HAVANA (Reuters) - Yoruba gods protect ailing Fidel Castro from witchcraft and want to see him continue leading Cuba, the first priest of the Santeria religion to be elected to parliament said on Monday.

"Olodumare says he is the one that should be there and so he is untouchable," said Antonio Castaneda, a babalawo (priest) in the religion slaves brought to colonial Cuba from Nigeria.

Hurricanes may batter Cuba this year, but Castro's health will not break, according to the orishas (deities), he said.

The 614-seat National Assembly elected on Sunday must approve Cuba's top leadership at its first session on February 24, when Cubans will learn whether Castro will retire as head of state.

Castro, 81, has not appeared in public since stomach surgery for an undisclosed illness forced him to hand over power temporarily to his brother almost 18 month ago.

Santeria followers have believed their gods were on Fidel Castro's side ever since a white dove landed on his shoulder during a victory speech in Havana after his 1959 revolution.

Castaneda, who played the sax at Havana's famed Tropicana cabaret for 30 years, never joined Cuba's Communist Party, but considers himself a "revolutionary." He praised Cuba's social safety net despite widespread economic hardships Cubans face.

He said 60 percent of Cubans believe in Santeria and he can give them a voice in the National Assembly. Castaneda won a seat as president of the Yoruba Cultural Association of Cuba, which is close to the government.

The orishas augur a good year for Cuba, the babalawo said. "If Cuba marches ahead, so too does the Comandante," he said.

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Yoruba Aringo Jagun (Ogun Ceremonial Axe), Nigeria, Late 19th To Early 20th century

An elegant iron staff axe created by a Yorùbá master blacksmith by reforging hoe blades worn out from many years of farming brings this point home. The focus object honors and instigates Òrìsà Òkó, the Yorùbá deity who assures wealth and prosperity through the fertility of the land. Detailing the considerable skill required to reforge hoe blades and thereby produce a magnificent staff axe, draws…

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Saw some people doing this and I found it so funny that I decided to try it myself, so here is my skin color compared to the entire Natlan cast

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A History Of The Yoruba People

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Hi lulu, so i was wondering if have you played Far cry new dawn in French, does roger talk in another idiom?

In spanish he stills talk in french

Hi! Yes, I played New Dawn in French and Roger has the same Québécois accent he has in English. It even seems he’s played by the same actor, Vincent Leclerc, whose name appears among the other French voice talents in the credits.

As for some of the (Canadian) French words he uses, such as “osti”, “tabarnak”, or “caulisse”, they’re typical slang/swear words from Québec that we don’t use in France, so they kept them in the French version and they sound as funny and exotic as they do in English.

It’s rare that Far Cry characters who speak with a non-American accent end up also having an accent in the French version of the game, but Roger thankfully kept his!

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not something i usually talk about here but i had a little breakthrough in the family genealogy research today and istg i felt something over my shoulder. like an ancestor or something i'm not even kidding

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A member of Filhos de Gandhi, a Yoruba Afro-religious cultural group, participates in a ritual during the first cultural and religious activity of the year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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literally anything black folks do eventually becomes fucking trendy