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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...
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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 gained mainstream attention...
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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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    the Egungun, which embodies the spirits of the ancestors and is often used to communicate with the dead and to honour their memory. The Egungun is the...
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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...
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    sacrifices. There are several all-male secret societies, including Oró and Egúngún, into which individuals receive initiation. Various forms of divination...
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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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    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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    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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    fraternal organization. Egungun regalia also influenced the ceremonies and suits of Black Mardi Gras Indians. The Yoruba wear Egungun masks to invoke and...
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  • (born 1979) Chigul (born 1976) Chuks D General 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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    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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    Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African...
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  • displaced the Ipetumodu farmers who had gone to celebrate the annual "Egungun festival" from their farms. The British authorities later endorsed the...
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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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    Faaji Series 1&2" (Dudu Heritage) Mr Teacher "His Excellency" (Bayowa) "Egungun Be Careful (Bayowa) "Old Skool Lape" (Bayowa) "Apple Juice" (Bayowa) "Okokoriko"...
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    sprang from the Egungun masquerade. The Aláàrìnjó were a troupe of traveling performers who were masked (as were the participants in the Egungun rite). They...
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    Buruku Oxumarê Obá Ewá Ibêji Logun Edé Iroko Olorokê Apaoká Iyami Oxorongá Egungun (the ancestors) African diaspora religions Santería Ifá Yvonne Daniel (2005)...
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  • Egungun Project. A Sumptuous Masquerade, Jack Bell Gallery, London 2015 Egungun Masquerades, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2017 The Egungun Project:...
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    important feature of Yoruba traditional artistry. They are generally known as Egúngún, singularly as Egún. The term refers to the Yoruba masquerades connected...
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    Corner Watts Intersection for the Arts In the Red and Brown Water The Egungun Marin Theatre Company 2011 Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine Flow...
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    Retrieved 2020-04-28. Peter OKH (March 19, 2020). "Obesere ft. Zlatan – Egungun (Remix)". NotJustOk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved...
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    Brothers Size Oshoosi The Public Theatre 2009 In The Red and Brown Water The Egungun Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet Oshoosi Size / Terrell 2011 The Book of...
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    this period, the Fon people of Dahomey adopted Ifá as well as the Oró and Egungun cults from the Yoruba. Ifá was present in Dahomey by the reign of its fifth...
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    months of March and April every year. Other Okuns also celebrate the Oro / Egungun festival while generally, the fishermen in Lokoja celebrate the Donkwo...
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    Olode, Egungun. The Egungun (masquerade) festival kicks off with “Agan” night (usually on Friday). The following Saturday witness the Egungun parade from...
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    especially those from royal lineages in Aworiland aspire to. Oro and Oree, Egungun, Elegba, Igunuko, Opa, Osugbo and Gelede festivals among the traditional...
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    oke fabrics and hats. Aso oke, specifically the etu type is used in the Egungun masquerade. The represented cloth is worn closest to the masker's skin...
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    Ògún Ojúde Ọba Orò Aké Arts & Book Festival World Sango Festival Odun Egungun Líṣàbí Ọdún Olókun Yorùbá Drum Festival New Yam- Ọdún Ìjẹṣu Diaspora Odunde...
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    Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African...
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