“Ai jẹun Ológbò kọ́ ni kò jẹ́ kó tó Ajá, bẹni ki ṣe ai jẹun Ajá ni kò jẹ́ kó tó Erin”: Ọdún wọlé dé, ẹ jẹun niwọn – “Lack of food is not the cause of the Cat not being as big as the Dog, also, Dog’s lack of food is not the cause for not being as big as the Elephant”: Festive seasons are here, eat moderately.

: Ológbò – Cat

: Ajá – Dog

: Erin african-elephant

Àsè “Ọjọ́ Ọpẹ́” – Thanksgiving buffet table

Fún àwọn ti ó wà ni òkè-òkun – America, wọn ni ọjọ́ ti wọn ya si ọ̀tọ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bi “Ọjọ́ Ọpẹ́”. Oúnjẹ pọ rẹpẹtẹ ni àsikò yi pàtàki ni “Ọjọ́ Ọpẹ́”, Keresimesi àti ọjọ́ ọdún tuntun. Ọ̀pọ̀ á jẹ àjẹ-bi, á tún dà yókù dànù.

Ni àṣà ibilẹ Yorùbá, ọjọ́ gbogbo ni ọpẹ́ pàtàki fún àwọn Yorùbá ti ó jẹ́ Onigbàgbọ́. Kò si ọjọ́ ti ilú yà sọ́tọ̀ fún “Ìdúpẹ́”, ṣùgbọ́n lati idilé si idilé, ọjọ́ ọpẹ́ pọ. Ki kómọ jade, iṣile, di dé lati àjò láyọ̀, ikórè ni Ìjọ Onigbàgbọ́, ọdún ibilẹ̀ bi Ìjẹṣu àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ, mú ọpẹ́ àti ọ̀pọ̀ oúnjẹ dáni.

Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ti ó sọ pé “Ai jẹun Ológbò kọ́ ni kò jẹ́ kó tó Ajá, bẹni ki ṣe ai jẹun ajá ni kò jẹ́ kó tó Erin”. fihàn pé, ki ṣe bi a ti jẹun tó, ni a ṣe nga tó, nitori kò si bi Ológbò ti le jẹun tó, kó tó Ajá, tàbi ki Ajá jẹun titi kó tó Erin. Oúnjẹ púpọ̀ kò mú ara líle wá, nitori ọ̀pọ̀ àfoògùn-gbin oúnjẹ ayé òde òni lè fa àisàn.

A ki àwọn ti ó nṣe “Ìdúpẹ́” pé wọn kú ọdún o. A gbà wọn ni iyànjú ki wọn jẹun niwọn nitori ọ̀pọ̀ ló wà ni àgbáyé ti kò ri oúnjẹ lati jẹ.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

For those living Oversea, in particular the Americans have a day dedicated as “Thanksgiving Day”. There is usually plenty to eat at this tie especially on “Thanksgiving Day”, Christmas and New Year Day. Many often eat themselves to a state of discomfort, and also shock the remaining in the bin.

In Yoruba culture, every day is “Thanksgiving”, particularly for the Yoruba Christians. There is no national dedicated day as “Thanksgiving Day”, but from family to family there are many days of thanksgiving. Events such as Naming Ceremony, House-warming, safe return from travels, Christian Harvest, traditional festival such as “Yam Eating” etc. all entailed celebration with thanksgiving and plenty of food.

According to Yoruba adage that said “Lack of food is not the cause of the Cat not being as big as the Dog, also, Dog’s lack of food is not the cause for not being as big as the Elephant”. This shows that it is not the amount of food we eat that will determine our height, because there is no amount feeding will make the cat as big as the dog, or the dog as big as the elephant. Too much food does not promote healthy living, because nowadays, many of the chemicals in food could cause sickness.

For those celebrating “Thanksgiving”, happy celebration. People are encouraged to eat moderately because many of the world population have nothing to eat.

Originally posted 2014-11-25 10:30:49. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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