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There are some powerful charms (medicines) or sacrifices (ebos) when prepared in African Tradition Religion (ATR), a client is asked to forbid eaten snake or snail to keep the potency of such charm (medicine) or sacrifice (ebo).

Today I will tell you an itan from Odu Ifa of the reason why some persons don't eat snake or snail. Today's itan is centered on Ojigbo and Oro:

Ojigbo and Oro were two bosom friends. One day Ojigbo paid a visit to Oro, who entertained him with food and the leg of some bush meat.

After eating, Oro asked Ojigbo whether he knew the meat whose leg he had just eaten. Ojigbo replied that he did not know. Oro startled his friend by revealing that he had just eaten the leg of a snail.

Far from betraying any consternation in words, Ojigbo replied by inviting Oro to visit him the next day and the latter accepted the invitation. When Oro got to Ojigbo's house, he was invited to a meal prepared with the hand of a bush meat.

After eating, Ojigbo asked Oro whether he knew the meat whose hand he had just eaten. Oro replied that he did not know. Ojigbo then disclosed to him that he had just eaten the hand of a snake.

Without realizing that his friend had traded him with his own coin, Oro became paranoid and he asked whether his friend had gone raven mad.

Before getting any answer to his question, he told Ojigbo to prove how a snake could ever have a hand.

In a mood designed to calm Oro down, Ojigbo explained that the world had changed so dramatically that it was beginning to produce snails and snakes with hands and legs.

Oro still did not appreciate the paradox because he remained very much annoyed, demanding to know whether Ojigbo invited him merely to make jest of him.

Ojigbo had to remind him that as recently as the previous day, he had given him the leg of a snail, why should he be astonished to have the hand of a snake from,him.

That reminder was not enough for Oro because he became so angry that a fight ensued. When other people came to intervene to stop them from fighting, Oro's insistence culminated in the two friends being arraigned before the king of the town.

The king decided the matter by ruling that the two friends should never meet again.

Oro was restricted to night time activities while Ojigbo was limited to day time activities.

Orunmila who was present at the palace added his own proclamation that from then on, Oro should not eat snake and Ojigbo should not eat snail anymore.

When this Odu appears at Ugbodu the person should be advised to forbid snail and snake and should beware of friends. His undoing would always come from friends and so he should avoid them.

He should serve Esu with all edible materials and a he-goat packed in a basket-woven container.

If it comes out at ordinary divination the person should be told to serve Esu without delay to avoid an imminent problem from a friend which could include the risk of being poisoned through food.

This work was inspired by LATE DR. C. OSAMARO IBIE, J.P.

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Babalawos

I like Yoruba mythology. . .been reading the stories on your website. Nice

AnonyNymous:
I like Yoruba mythology. . .been reading the stories on your website. Nice

Thank you

Babalawos:
Thank you

Expecting your reply on the other thread sir. . .

Nice!!!.

Its also very lovely when this professor Chants it in Yoruba films. Words of wisdom: Beware of frenemies. Do unto others as you would be done unto. Play play get levels. If you no fit reconcile people, at least reduce their contact with each other.

Notice how they can trace their deities to notable people and kings. They then mold images and create chants of worship for this "deities". They then give "Godly" attributes to this deities. Perform small miracles and followers go just yapa.

I like their ofo (chants) - basic words of wisdom or proverbs. E.g no animal will see the lion and stand to greet it. Of course not!!!!


But how two friends fight come say make we no chop snail and snake ( the two friends were not confirmed to have consumed either) is it that the snail and the snake were to blame for the fight? Or the snail was used in the concoction so when you eat snake- the war resumes or the snake fights back

Aboru Aboye

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Babalawos

Origin:
Nice!!!.

Its also very lovely when this professor Chants it in Yoruba films. Words of wisdom: Beware of frenemies. Do unto others as you would be done unto. Play play get levels. If you no fit reconcile people, at least reduce their contact with each other.

Notice how they can trace their deities to notable people and kings. They then mold images and create chants of worship for this "deities". They then give "Godly" attributes to this deities. Perform small miracles and followers go just yapa.

I like their ofo (chants) - basic words of wisdom or proverbs. E.g no animal will see the lion and stand to greet it. Of course not!!!!

AnonyNymous:
I like Yoruba mythology. . .been reading the stories on your website. Nice

what's the name of the website?

Babalawos:
Thank you

babalawo please I will like to consult IFA on certain things.. how do I go about that.. am in auchi ..

exco90:
babalawo please I will like to consult IFA on certain things.. how do I go about that.. am in auchi ..

Aboru Aboye

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Babalawos

Myth you said