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Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by Dhammyjhay(m): 5:51am On Jul 21, 2015 |
The Yoruba people are one
of the ethnic groups of
southwestern Nigeria and
southern Benin in West
Africa. The Yorubas are a
distinctive people who are
bound together by a common
language with various
different dialects. They also
share a rich history and
culture.
Here are 7 facts about the
Traditional Yoruba Culture:
1. According to Yoruba
mythology, all Yoruba people
are descendants of Odua or
Oduduwa. And today, there
are over fifty individuals
who claim kinship as
descendants of Odua/
Oduduwa.
2. According to
encyclopedia.com, the Yoruba
traditional marriage entails
six steps:
The seeking of a potential
spouse (Igba ifojusode);
Approval from the oracle-
divinity (Ifa f’ore);
Release of the young
woman’s voice (Isihun);
Requesting for the young
woman’s hand in marriage
from her family (Itoro);
Creation of the marital
bond (Idana); and
Transferring the wife to
the husband’s lineage
(Igbeyawo).
3. The language of the
Yorubas, known as Yoruba,
belongs to the Congo-
Kordofanian language family.
Yoruba as a language has
many dialects, but most of its
speakers are able to
understand each other.
4. The Yoruba constitute
over 35 million people in total
with majority of this
population from Nigeria. The
Yorubas make up 21% of the
Nigerian population.
5. According to the CIA World
Fact book, the Yoruba are
one of the largest ethnic
groups in Africa.
6. Traditional childbirth in
Yorubaland does not support
anyone younger than the
mother to be present at the
birth.
7. When a child is born in a
traditional Yoruba society,
the infant is taken to the
backyard with the umbilical
cord bound tightly with
thread before it is cut. The
placenta is then buried in the
backyard. The child is bathed
with a loofah sponge and
rubbed with palm oil on the
placenta burial spot. Then
the child is held by the feet
and given three shakes to
make him/her strong and
brave. A naming ceremony is
held after 8 days. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by olamibobo(m): 5:52am On Jul 21, 2015 |
Okay |
Re: Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by MrFlavvor(m): 5:56am On Jul 21, 2015 |
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Re: Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by crispberry(f): 6:04am On Jul 21, 2015 |
Yeah |
Re: Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by coolebux(m): 6:17am On Jul 21, 2015 |
Only facts? What about their attributes? Eg : they stink they're habitual fault finders they grow fat and ugly They are fearful and lazy They make the loudest noise They're easily subjected to servitude, et al. Op if to say you know, you for no carry dis nonsense Come meet this Warri boy this early momo |
Re: Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by Dhammyjhay(m): 6:31am On Jul 21, 2015 |
coolebux: The kettle calling the charcoal black... And i'm supposed to believe you warri filthy swines are neat 1 Like |
Re: Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Yoruba Folks by RealAdewole(m): 7:06am On Jul 21, 2015 |
Yorubas "the pace setters" |
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