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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    oppression.'" Yoruba 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • (born 1976) Chuks D General Cute Abiola (born 1996) Emmanuella (born 2010) Egungun of Lagos Frank D Don (born 1985) Gordons Comedian (born 1972) Helen Paul...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    area is rich in culture, prominent amongst which are the Oro, Igunnu and Egungun annual festivals. The main religions are Islam, Christianity, and the Yoruba...
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  • "Heis" 2:33 7. "Ozeba" 2:17 8. "War Machine" (with Odumodublvck) 2:37 9. "Egungun" 2:38 10. "Villain" 2:49 11. "Now I Know" 2:36 Total length: 27:33...
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  • Awo Egúngún l'obìrin le ṣe, Awo Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ l’obìnrin le mọ̀. Bí obìnrin bá fi ojú kan Orò, Orò á gbe lọ. Meaning: Women can participate in Egungun, a woman...
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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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    An Egungun masquerade dance garment in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    other examples are West African and African diaspora masquerades such as Egungun masquerades, Eyo masquerades, Northern Edo masquerades, the Omabe festival...
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