{"id":6849,"date":"2020-10-22T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/orisa-yoruba\/egungun-los-ancestros\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:21:16","slug":"egungun-the-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/en\/orisa-yoruba\/egungun-the-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Egungun, the ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In traditional practice, Egungun (the ancestors) play a very important role. It is the Orisa symbol of tradition, since tradition is created over time by our ancestors.<\/p>\n

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Who is Egungun?<\/h2>\n

Egungun is an Orisa. It represents our ancestors and through it we pay tribute and propitiate all our deceased relatives. All of our deceased relatives are part of our extended ancestral family.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”5616″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1603054546540{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/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 Egungun<\/h2>\n

There are different types of Egungun and even different initiations of this Orisa. The first is the initiation of the Isan Egungun, which is a kind of messenger of the Orisa who possesses the spiritual whip of Egungun. Later, to become a priest of the ancestors, one must complete the initiation called Is pa Atesebo, which consists of receiving the Egungun Masquerade (Ar\u00e1 orun K\u00ecn in kin or the inhabitants of the sky) which contains their traditional clothing of various colors called Aso \u00ccy\u00e1moj\u00e8. . Usually the representative of the family is the one who has this initiation. It is worth noting that it is important that all people who practice Traditional If\u00e1 have, at least, the first initiation since we all, without exception, have ancestors that we must foster. An example of how to propitiate the ancestors is available in If\u00e1 Tradicional Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

This Orisa must be propitiated in an intelligent way so as not to make our ancestors angry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Materials for the offerings<\/h3>\n

The ancestors should be propitiated mainly with typical food that our relatives ate in life, unless an Ifa verse is used for the propitiation in which some specific material should be used.[\/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_1654359716124{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #fcfcfc !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Some taboos<\/h3>\n

The taboos are mainly foods that our ancestors do not like and black oil. Obatala worshipers cannot be initiated into Masquerade Egungun and women must not enter the Egungun altar.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1572650477243{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1577580268909{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”5612″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1603054061349{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1577580262564{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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

As we mentioned before, there is only one Eg\u00fang\u00fan. However, there are different types of representation of the Orisa that are focused on something specific. Among the most recognized are Eg\u00fang\u00fan K\u00fand\u00fake or Eg\u00fang\u00fan Al\u00e1gbe, which is recognized for its majestic dances; Eg\u00fang\u00fan El\u00e9r\u00f9, Eg\u00fang\u00fan Ol\u00f3p\u00f3n, Eg\u00fang\u00fan G\u00e8l\u00e8d\u00e9 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_1589980901179{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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