Obatala traveled the sky, asking the other orisha for their spare gold, which he forged into a chain to carry him to Olofin's ocean. When Obatala climbed to the end of the chain, he found that he ...

I was told, Obatala is the Yoruba Orisha of tolerance, and Obatala would include her in his universe of healing. ‘Bode, morally, you dare not condemn anyone with an imbalance.

With a deep sense of pride and reverence, a Cuban woman has unveiled a sacred altar crafted for her husband in tribute to Obatalá, a revered deity in ...

Each year, Orishas participate in the Obatala Festival, which pays homage to the figure in Yoruba mythology who was charged with the task of creating the earth. The story goes that as Obatala began to ...

Yoruba and other practitioners are often connected to one Orisha, usually called their guardian — like Oshun, the goddess of love, fertility, and success, and Babalú-Aye, Orisha of healing ...

Cowries became associated with many of the Yoruba orisha, such as Aje, Orisa Oko, Obatala and Eshu, and symbolized ideas such as fertility, productivity, creativity, and dynamism. Cowries were also ...

Nigerian-born artist Ade Okelarin goes by the name of “Àsìkò” and uses his work to examine aspects of Yoruba traditions.

The Obalesu Obatala Agbaye, Olaolu Dada, has announced the readiness of traditionalists to use their powers to fight insecurity. Dada declared that the pan-Yoruba group Irorun Ile Kaaro-oo-jiire ...

The sum of my submission was, “The Yoruba do not have the word ‘homosexual’ in their vocabulary ... Obatala visits ’Wole Soyinka at 83 . 5th November 2018 ...