World Ifa Festival 2010

Posted on 06 June 2010 by Babalawo Aworeni


The Orunmila Barami Agbonmiregun, the World Ifa Festival was held Saturday June 5, 2010 at Oketase the World Ifa Temple, Ile-Ife. This festival celebrates the New Year for all the traditional Yoruba practitioners.

This year’s World Ifa festival was attended by many from within Nigeria as well as from all over the world.  The rituals began in the early morning and continued into the following day.

In the morning of June 6,  all the babalawos and priests proceeded to the palace to personally greet the Ooni in the New Year and recite the meaning
of this year’s Odu.

In the early afternoon on June 6th the Awo returned to Oketase and made the sacrifice for the New Year.

The Odu for the New Year is : Ose Obara, Ire Aje

In this odu Ifa says that the individual should look to hear prayers from their father and to feed their father’s head.  Ifa says in this odu that one should be careful of adultery and to not befriend another man’s wife or another woman’s husband.  One should not eat fried corn.  Every Ifa devotee needs to face their Ifa and turn over all their problems to Ifa.

People will find wealth through the truth and the truth will be found in Ifa.  Ifa says that those who are looking for children will find them in this year.  Sacrifices should be made to the Aje (money)  use ekuru to feed it, father’s head, and Esu.  Also, ewa (beans) should be placed next to Ifa.

It is important this year to stay close to family, especially one’s father.

A  se odun modun lawo a se odun modun

A se oro moro lawo a se oro tori peodundun lawo

Tori lawo toro lowo olodumare a ni fi odun yin se asemo tori pe

The Araba Agbaye greets all the Ifa devotees around the world for the New Year.  The Ilefin Araba Festival begins Junes 22, 2010 and the Araba Agbaye looks forward to celebrating with all devotees who have gathered here in Ile-Ife.

If you would like to hear more about this year’s new Odu Ifa, receive a full explanation of your personal Odu Ifa or receive Orisa oriki, feel free to write us at, Orishada@gmail.com

19 Comments For This Post

  1. Awobodede Says:

    Adupe! May Ifa continue to bless and protect all of us. May the Araba Agbaye, Awo Merindinlogun, and all the Awo of Oke Tase live long and continue to do the work of Orunmila. E ku odun! Ifa a gbe o! Odu a gbe o!

  2. Fayomi Falade Aworeni Obafemi Says:

    Ela moyin Aboru, moyin Aboye, moyin Abosise, Giving praise and thanks to Ifa for the blessing of Ose Bara and the wonderful and awesome power of Olodumare and the Irunmole. It is my prayer for long life to Araba Agbaye Awoyemi Aworeni Adisa Mokanranwale and the Olodumerdilogun of Oke Itase. It is with love, devotions and respect that I dobale to Ifa and those elders of my lineage.

    Ire
    Iyanifa Fayomi Falade Aworeni Obafemi
    Ile Iwosan Orunmila Mimo Temple
    Phoenix Arizona

  3. usawii.comMciff Says:

    I hope you have a great day!

  4. OloyeOrawale Oranfe Says:

    A seyi Samodun o! Aase! E KU ODUN O! Alaafia! I greet Araba Agbaye and all Elders gathered at Ile Ife for World Ifa Festival.Greetings on my own behalf and on behalf of iyawo mi Olori Adetola Odufunade. Greetings from my 94 yr. old Maternal GranMother to Araba Agbaiye.May all continuing rituals and festive activities be filled with joy and success. Aase! Oloye Orawale Oranfe

  5. Iya Fatola Osunrete Adesanya Says:

    E KU ODUN O!
    Our ancestors are rejoicing that we, the children of Oduduwa here in America, through the efforts of so many, may greet and salute you on such an auspicious occasion. Adupe pupa to the Araba Agbaye and all our elders for the many years of good works, prayers and ebos done to heal, preserve, and elevate this world for us all! Ase O!

    Solagbade Ewuji, mo kore Yeye f’Osun!
    Iya Fatola Osunrete Adesanya-Kerr
    Ile Olodo Osun Temple
    Chicago, Illinois

  6. Hector St. Juan Says:

    aboyu Aboye
    I give thanks to be among such good company here online!
    Thanks for the blessings.
    Im a Bee !!!!
    Blessed Be!
    Ab orisa Poppy
    – Lukumi church of Orishas parisher rumgoatroses

  7. diego simosa Says:

    a boru a boya a bosise
    As he is ebo that it recommends for this year, according to odu oshe obara. I am awo ni orunmila ogbe irete. thanks

  8. OLUWO IFAGBAMILA AWORENI Says:

    I want to thank PUBLICLY TO MY FAMILY TO THE GREAT BABALAWO OWOLABI AWORENI AND HIS WIFE HUMILITY AND GENEROCIDAD IN MEET AT HIS HOME AND CARE of MYSELF TO MY WIFE AND MY BY MORE THAN 15 DAYS IN NIGERIA OF TRUTH THEIR HOSPITALITY IS BIG THANK YOU
    CHIEF OLUWO & OGBONI MAJEOBAJE AWO AGBAYE BABA IFAGBAMILA AWORENI.
    CHIEF IYANIFA & OGBONI IYALATE AWO AGBAYE IYA AJIWENU AWORENI.

  9. OLUWO IFAGBAMILA AWORENI Says:

    Aboru aboye abosise
    hi baba Owolabi i first thank you for everything that you treatment at his home and for hosting i am proud of belonging to his family.
    thank you is a great person and greetings to his wife and daughter. infinitely grateful.

    IYANIFA AJIWENU AWORENI
    IYA IYALATE AWO AGBAYE

  10. Ifaponle Aworeni Says:

    Aboru Aboie Abosise…It was a pleasure to know Mr baba and I hope to be able to return soon to Ile Ife and revise.

  11. Marcio Augusto Says:

    Parabéns,ao sumo pontífice Araba vida longa Araba Agbaye Awoyemi Aworeni Adisa Mokanranwale e, a você Awolabi Aworeni.

    Eu queria receber mais informaçôes sobre o Odu do ano de 2010 Obara Ose.

    Muito obrigado.

    Parabéns por tudo que vocês fazem e são.

  12. ifaoricharda Says:

    Hello,there is something intriguing when I found out Ifa festival is June 6 to around June 26. There is a similarity between Ifa and Quetzacoatl of Mexico who is celebrated around the same time. Also, Hesita,equivalent of Osun(not oshun promiscious wife of shango),also celebrate sacred fire festival starting from June 6.
    Ifa may be deem shallow among yorubas,but Orunmila/IFA/Ori/Olorun(Olu Awo Ode Orun) is the greatest of all.Greater than jehovah,jesus,alah put them all together,none is life Father yet boy IFA. IFA is both the oldest and youngest among all immortals along with his twinsoul Osun Moro.
    May IFA and Osun return to set world aright. (Ase)

  13. Ifatomilayo Aworeni Says:

    E Pele o

    Greetings (belated) from Trinidad on this auspicious occasion on behalf Chief Ifakorede Awo Agbaye, the members of the Kenny Cyrus Ile Ijuba and my own behalf. Adupe pupa to the Araba Agbaye and all our elders and members of the Ogboni Society

    E ku odun! Ifa a gbe o! Odu a gbe o!

  14. Ifayemi Says:

    Aboru, Aboye, Abosise…

    Baba necesito saber por favor, si en un ritual de Isefa se debe dar un animal cuadrupedo o sea una chiva, para babaOrunmila o solo llevan aves. Por favor le pido saber eso soy de Argentina,
    Gracias

  15. André Berwanger Says:

    Tenho certeza que vcs teriam muitos acessos se fizessem uma opção pela lingua portuguesa e também espanhola, visto que BRASIL E CUBA possuem muitos adeptos de vossa religião, costumes e cultura.

  16. Ola Says:

    Aboru boye Isidale yoruba a gbe wa o We thank Eledumare and all our people at home and diaspora for keeping this great tradition alive. May Awo Aworeni live long and Eledumare a lora emi won Aye. May all orisha guide us and open all the door of hapiness and sound health all to us.
    Eku amodun o.

  17. Oloye Orawale Oranfe Says:

    Greetings on the opening of a new calendar year. May you prosper in person and on this site. May Ifa grow and spread all over the world.

  18. eissva Says:

    MUCHAS BENDICIONES IFA…. GRACIAS FRANK….!!

  19. ifagbamila Says:

    Asodun modun awo asodun modun asosu mosu awo asosu mosu orogbo ki podun je obi ki podun je peregun ki wo aso osi gbogbo awo aye ao ni wo aso osi igunugun ki ku lewe ao dagba ao di arugbo

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