Yoruba religion (Ifá, Òrìṣà) 요루바 종교 (이파·오리샤)
Olódùmarè, the high God, and the Òrìṣà — Ọ̀ṣun of rivers, Ògún of iron, Ṣàngó of thunder — who touch daily life. Divination by an Ifá priest helps people find their destiny (orí). Its descendants live on in Brazil, Cuba and the Caribbean.
OriginWest Africa (Nigeria, Benin); carried to the Americas
WhenAncient; Santería and Candomblé from the 18th–19th c.
TextsThe oral verses of the Ifá corpus (UNESCO Intangible Heritage)
A practice you can try today
Offerings at shrines, drumming and dance, consulting Ifá, honouring ancestors (egúngún).
🕯 Pray in the Five-Colour Shrine Make your own caveSacred places
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