The Yoruba-speaking people The Yoruba-speaking people of south-western Nigeria are heirs both to an ancient and cultured civilization, and a tragic history. Yoruba culture is known for its artistic triumphs, great literature, complex existence of gods, and urban lifestyle.
Their numbers and cultural impact were so great that their religion and culture have remained important in modern Brazil and Cuba, and are found today in many the cities in the United States and the UK. This combination of cultural triumph and human tragedy makes the Yoruba experience one of the most fascinating subjects of historical study in Africa.
A Yoruba person is anyone that subscribes to the Yoruba culture traditions and way of life. Anybody that has hereditary links to that Old Yoruba kingdoms. You could live anywhere in the would or identify with any Nationality, but if you have a Yoruba name, practice Yoruba customs or even naturalize by adopting the Yoruba way of Life then you are Yoruba and can contribute to this site. If you have any positive recommendations, we would like to hear from you. |
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Traditional Yoruba Religion Yoruba religion and mythology is a major influence in West Africa, chiefly in Nigeria, and it has given origin to several New World religions such as Santería in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Candomblé in Brazil. Itan is the term for the sum total of all Yoruba myths, songs, histories, and other cultural components. These mostly originate from the ese (verses) of the Odu Ifa. After the Ọyọ empire collapsed and the region plunged into civil war, ethnic Yoruba were among the largest in number of African peoples who were enslaved and taken by European traders to Cuba,[16] Puerto Rico,[17] Brazil, Haiti, Trinidad[16] and the rest of the New World (chiefly in the 19th century). The enslaved Africans carried their Orisha religious beliefs with them. These concepts were combined with preexisting African-based religions, Christianity, Native American mythology, and Kardecist Spiritism into various New World lineages which are Lucumí (Cuba, Puerto Rico), Oyotunji (U.S.), Anago (Nigeria), Candomblé (Brazil), Umbanda (Brazil), Batuque (Brazil) and Kaaro oojire (Nigeria). |
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