Festivals and Ceremonies

Yihun Celebration and National Love Week

Yihun Celebration and National Love Week

𞤴𞤭𞥊𞤸𞤵𞤲 Yìhun is the African Vodun deity of love. In Ajã language, 𞤴𞤭𞥊 yì means to love. Yì is an ancient deity concept in Vodún, but has lain dormant as such...

Yihun Celebration and National Love Week

𞤴𞤭𞥊𞤸𞤵𞤲 Yìhun is the African Vodun deity of love. In Ajã language, 𞤴𞤭𞥊 yì means to love. Yì is an ancient deity concept in Vodún, but has lain dormant as such...

45 Day Cyclical Gbĕlŭgan Ceremony and Ritual

45 Day Cyclical Gbĕlŭgan Ceremony and Ritual

Today, on our sacred calendar, we celebrate 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gbĕlŭgan. 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇 Gbĕlŭ means to overcome an obstacle. 𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gan is something big/great. It is a 45-day ritual cycle done to the...

45 Day Cyclical Gbĕlŭgan Ceremony and Ritual

Today, on our sacred calendar, we celebrate 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gbĕlŭgan. 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇 Gbĕlŭ means to overcome an obstacle. 𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gan is something big/great. It is a 45-day ritual cycle done to the...

27 Day Cyclical Ancestor Ceremony

27 Day Cyclical Ancestor Ceremony

Today we celebrate 𞤍𞤳𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤼𞤽𞥇 𞤸𞤽𞤲𞤩𞤮 Kúlitɔ Hɔngbó. This word literally means “ancestral portal” in the Fɔ̀n dialect of the Ajã language which is primarily found in southern Benin Republic. This...

27 Day Cyclical Ancestor Ceremony

Today we celebrate 𞤍𞤳𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤼𞤽𞥇 𞤸𞤽𞤲𞤩𞤮 Kúlitɔ Hɔngbó. This word literally means “ancestral portal” in the Fɔ̀n dialect of the Ajã language which is primarily found in southern Benin Republic. This...

Blessed Summer Solstice - Ọya and Ṣàngó Festival

Blessed Summer Solstice - Ọya and Ṣàngó Festival

Today, on 𞤼𞤮𞤩𞤢𞥈𞥁𞥁𞤢𞤲𞤩𞤫 𞤣𞤭 𞥔⹁ 𞥖𞥒𞥖𞥔 Togbàzangbe Di 4, 6264 (Friday, June 20, 2025 Gregorian), we move into a new season and phase with the coming of the Summer Solstice, or...

Blessed Summer Solstice - Ọya and Ṣàngó Festival

Today, on 𞤼𞤮𞤩𞤢𞥈𞥁𞥁𞤢𞤲𞤩𞤫 𞤣𞤭 𞥔⹁ 𞥖𞥒𞥖𞥔 Togbàzangbe Di 4, 6264 (Friday, June 20, 2025 Gregorian), we move into a new season and phase with the coming of the Summer Solstice, or...

45 Day Ceremony and Ritual

45 Day Ceremony and Ritual

Today, on our sacred calendar, we celebrate 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gbĕlŭgan. 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇 Gbĕlŭ means to overcome an obstacle. 𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gan is something big/great. It is a 45-day ritual cycle done to the...

45 Day Ceremony and Ritual

Today, on our sacred calendar, we celebrate 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gbĕlŭgan. 𞤩𞤫𞥇𞤤𞤵𞥇 Gbĕlŭ means to overcome an obstacle. 𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gan is something big/great. It is a 45-day ritual cycle done to the...

Celebrating Ṣàngó and Ọya at Ganlodo

Celebrating Ṣàngó and Ọya at Ganlodo

  This weekend we honor and celebrate the deities 𞥃𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤮 Ṣàngó and 𞤽𞤴𞤢 Ọ̀ya at the Maroons monarchy of 𞤺𞤢𞤲𞤤𞤽𞤣𞤮 Gànlɔdó! Ṣàngó is the ultimate deity of justice, thunder, lightening,...

Celebrating Ṣàngó and Ọya at Ganlodo

  This weekend we honor and celebrate the deities 𞥃𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤮 Ṣàngó and 𞤽𞤴𞤢 Ọ̀ya at the Maroons monarchy of 𞤺𞤢𞤲𞤤𞤽𞤣𞤮 Gànlɔdó! Ṣàngó is the ultimate deity of justice, thunder, lightening,...