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Bi a bá wo iṣe àti àṣà Yorùbá, a o ri pe àwọn “Àlejò lati Òkè-Òkun” ti o ni “Inú Yorùbá ló dùn jù ni àgbáyé” kò jẹ̀bi.

Kò si ibi ti enia lè dé ni olú-ilú àti ìgbèríko/agbègbè Yorùbá ti kò ni ri ibi ti wọn ti ńṣe àpèjẹ/ayẹyẹ. Yoruba ni “Ọjọ́ gbogbo bi ọdún”, pataki ni ilú Èkó, lati Ọjọ́-bọ̀ titi dé Ọjọ́-Àìkú ni wọn ti ńṣe àpèjẹ, ilú miran ńṣe àpèjẹ ni Ọjọ́-Ajé fún àpẹrẹ – Ikẹrẹ-Ekiti. Ọpọlọpọ àpèjẹ/ayẹyẹ àti Ìjọ́sìn ló mú ìlù, orin, ijó àti àsè dáni. Ni gbogbo ilẹ̀ Yorùbá, àti Ọlọ́rọ̀ àti Òtòṣì ló ńṣe àpèjẹ/ayẹyẹ kan tàbi keji. Bi wọn ò kómọ-jade; wọn a ṣe ìsìnkú tàbi yi ẹ̀hìn òkú padà; ìṣílé; ọjọ́-ibi; igbéyàwó; Ìwúyè; àjọ̀dún àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ.

: Igbéyàwo – traditional marriage. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Ijo Igbéyàwo – traditional marriage dance. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Ijo Igbéyàwo – traditional marriage dance. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Òwò tò gbòde ni “Ilé-apejọ” àti gbogbo ohun èlò rẹ. Ọpọlọpọ àwọn ti o jade ni ilé-iwé giga ti kò ri iṣẹ́ ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ si kọ́ṣẹ́ bi wọn ti ńwé gèlè, rán aṣọ, àsè sisè àti iṣẹ́ Olù-palèmọ́ àpèjẹ/ayẹyẹ nigbati ẹlẹgbẹ́ wọn ni Òkè-òkun ńṣe àṣe yọri ninú ẹ̀kọ-ijinlẹ. Fún akiyesi, ilé-àpèjọ pọ̀ ju ilé-ìkàwé lọ. Ọpọlọpọ àwọn ti ó ńṣe àpèjẹ/ayẹyẹ yi ló ńjẹ igbèsè lati ṣé. Omiran kò ni ri owó ilé-iwé ọmọ san lẹhin ìsìnkú, tàbi ki wọn ma ri owó lati pèsè oúnjẹ tàbi aṣọ fún ọmọ-tuntun ti wọn ná owó rẹpẹtẹ lati kó jade.

Bi ọjọ gbogbo bá jẹ bi ọdún, àyè àti ronú dà? Ewu ti ó wà ninú òwe Yorùbá ti ó ni “Fi ọ̀ràn sínú pète ẹ̀rín; fi ebi sínú sunkún ayo”, ni pé, ki jẹ́ ki irú ilú bẹ̃ ri ãnu gbà tàbi ni ìlọsíwájú. Bawo ni a ti lè ṣe àlàyé pé kò si owó lati rán ọmọ lọ si ilé-iwé tàbi bèrè pé ki Ìjọba Òkè-òkun wá pèsè iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná, omi, ilé-ìwòsàn àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ fún àwọn ti “Inú rẹ dùn jù ni àgbáyé?” Fún idi eyi, Yorùbá ẹ jẹ́ ki á ronú lati ṣe àyipadà. Ọ̀pọ̀ owó ti Ọlọ́rọ̀ fi ńṣe ìsìnkú wúlò fún alàyè lọ; nipa pi pèsè ilé-iwé, omi-ẹ̀rọ, ọ̀nà, ilé-ìkàwé ni orúkọ olóògbé ju ki gbogbo owó bẹ̃ lọ fún àpèjẹ/ayẹyẹ.

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Originally posted 2014-02-14 20:27:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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