Posted on 13 June 2012 by Babalawo Aworeni
The Odun Akara (bean cake) festival was held Tuesday, June 12th,2012 in Ile-Ife. In this festival all the babalawo and the ojugbona paraded through the streets of Ile-Ife to many the local shrines including Origi and other Orisha shrine.s The people of Ife made Akara (bean cake) to eat, feed the babalawos and deities.



After this ritual they babalawos performed the Ojumo ma aworire that night until the morning of the following day. This took place in each individual compound. Singing, dancing and chanting iwure continued all night through the next day. Each Orisha was called using ritual language.

Posted on 20 June 2009 by Babalawo Aworeni
The Odun Akara (bean cake) festival was held Tuesday, June 16th in Ile-Ife. In this festival all the babalawo and the ojugbona paraded through the streets of Ile-Ife to many the local shrines including Origi and other Orisha shrine.s The people of Ife made Akara (bean cake) to eat, feed the babalawos and deities.



After this ritual they babalawos performed the Ojumamaworire that night until the morning of the following day. This took place in each individual compound. Singing, dancing and chanting adura continued all night through the next day. Each Orisha was called using ritual language.




