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Odún Ifá — Festival of Orunmila

June 3 · Yoruba tradition (Ifá) · Peoples and regions

Fixed date

Esoteric and historical meaning

Celebration of the witness of destiny, guardian of the Ifá corpus: the oracle consultation for the year is renewed and one's own odù is reread.

Operative mechanics — ritual acts

·Oracular consultation with opele or ikin
·Recitation of the verses of the drawn odù
·Cleaning and reconsecration of divination tools

Traditional foods

·Kola nuts
·Boiled yams
·Palm oil

Offerings

·Kola nut broken and read
·Palm oil and honey on the ikin

Taboos to respect

·Do not consult the oracle for fun
·Respect the ewò, the personal taboos of your odù

Associated symbols

Opon Ifá · Ikin, palm seeds · Opele