Yoruba · Culture

Yoruba Culture and Customs

Yoruba cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.

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Ìsọmọlórúkọ

Naming ceremony held for a newborn baby

Ìgbéyàwó

Traditional wedding, marriage ceremony

Ìsìnkú

Funeral

Egúngún

Masquerade festival honoring ancestral spirits

Ọya

Orisha (deity) of the Niger River and storms

Ṣàngó

Orisha of thunder and lightning

Ògún

Orisha of iron and war

Ọ̀rúnmìlà

Orisha of wisdom and divination

Ifá

System of divination practiced by a babalawo priest

Bàbáláwo

Priest who practices Ifá divination

Obì

Kola nut, used in traditional rituals and hospitality

Aṣọ Ẹbí

Matching fabric worn by family and friends at celebrations

Gèlè

Traditional head wrap worn by women

Dàǹṣíkí

Traditional loose-fitting shirt worn by men

Àgbàdà

Flowing, wide-sleeved robe worn by men on formal occasions

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