{"id":3750,"date":"2019-10-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/orishas-yoruba\/shango\/"},"modified":"2020-05-31T23:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T21:52:01","slug":"sango","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/en\/orisa-yoruba\/sango\/","title":{"rendered":"Sango, the Orisa of fire and thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sango (Shango in Afro-cuban practice) is known as the owner of thunder and lightning. The god of courage, strength and male virility. He is Oyo’s king and Oya’s husband. It is the Orisa who came down to Earth through the beam sent by Olodumare to impose justice on enemies. He is known as the one who destroys his enemies with the 201 stones. His weapon is the ax.<\/p>\n

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Who is Sango?<\/h2>\n

When thunder falls on the ground the Sango priests are called to perform rituals to bring out the secret of this Orisa. This is known as the Ayooosa, person in charge of extracting the representation of this Yoruba deity.<\/p>\n

As he is the Orisa of masculine virility, he cannot be represented under any circumstances in the figure of a woman because, certainly, he would not be consistent. This is one of the errors of Afro-Cuban practice, which has syncretized this warrior deity with Santa Barbara from the Catholic religion.<\/p>\n

He is an Orisa who works hard to collaborate with the work of Olodumare, that is why he is one of the most popular Orisa within the Yoruba religion, both in Afro-Cuban and Traditional practice. Despite this, he is an Orisa who has important differences between both practices, from his representation to his propitiation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1577583049812{padding-top: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-4″][vc_single_image image=”3262″ img_size=”469×750″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1590014685209{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

How to get initiated in Sango<\/h2>\n

The person who wishes to be initiated into Sango must first acquire knowledge of this Orisa. After she is able to take care of herself, she can begin her initiation with the babalawo<\/a> with whom she receives her learning. We must remember that in Traditional Yoruba practice the person interested in initiation must acquire knowledge before initiating. Sango’s initiation is no exception. At Il\u00e9 Awo we help you check your knowledge of If\u00e1 and the Orisa with the exclusive tests that you can find in Oj\u00fa Od\u00f9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The initiations are not carried out by chance, because each initiation must have an objective in the person’s life and these are recommended in our Odu de If\u00e1, either the Isefa (first If\u00e1 initiation) or the Itelodu (If\u00e1 initiation) , as well as within divination with an Olorisa (a person initiated into an Orisa).<\/p>\n

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How to feed Sango<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sango is conducive to defeating enemies and male power and is represented by the ray stone (Edun \u00c0r\u00e1) an ax-shaped stone, which is his most characteristic weapon of war, along with the sling. He is a warrior Orisa, but he is also the lord of the dance and of the Bat\u00e1 drums, which are used to anger him and also to placate him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Propitiation<\/h3>\n

An adimu for Sango can be made with yam flour (\u00c0m\u00e0l\u00e0<\/a>), with Epo and with spicy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”bottom-to-top” offset=”vc_col-md-6″ css=”.vc_custom_1572276081562{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #fcfcfc !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1590758222629{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #fcfcfc !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Some taboo<\/h3>\n

He should not be propitiated with red-tailed walnut (Obi Abata) because we will awaken his anger.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1572649939788{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1572649906181{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3265″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1590014738131{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1572649912730{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Types of Sango in traditional practice<\/h2>\n

There is only one Sango. However, he has various nicknames, like many other Orisas in traditional Yoruba practice. Among his nicknames is Olu Koso, S\u00e0ng\u00f3 Ar\u00e9k\u00f9jay\u00e9, Al\u00e1\u00e0r\u00e1mok\u00e0 t\u00ec d\u00e9r\u00f9 bojo, K\u00e1w\u00f2\u00f3 k\u00e0b\u00ed\u00e8 S\u00edl\u00e8 k\u00e1\u00e1r\u00e1 w\u00f2\u00f3 w\u00f2\u00f3 w\u00f2\u00f3 erroneously known in Afro-Cuban practice by Kabiosile, among others.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” bg_color_value=”#4e89d5″ el_class=”banner” css=”.vc_custom_1589982328378{background-color: #4e89d5 !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”banner-text”]Learn more about the initiation and propitiation of this Orisa Yoruba[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceIn”]<\/p>\n

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