ÌsỌmỌlórúkỌ: A Guide To Yorùbá Traditional Naming Ceremony (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798848236453)

Life would be made easy if we all know the meaning behind our names, if we are all conscious of the fact that our name is as important as our breathe. You are what your name is.

This book did justice in exposing the secrets of how names are coined in Yorùbá-ifa and Òrìsà isese nations. The ancient Yorùbá conscious ancestors put meanings to every details of a child since the first day the mother became conscious of her pregnancy. Do you want to know and understand the Yorùbá tradition system of naming that cannot be found anywhere in the world?

You will get to know how pregnant women are being treated in Yorùbá culture, immediately a woman notice the pregnancy, there are actions she should take and places should she go or not go. What is a child (Ọmọ)? Where do children come from before they were born and how are we supposed to treat them as guardians/parents?

How is the traditional naming ceremony done and what are the ITEMS used for the ceremony? How do we use them to do iwúre (a form of ancient way of communicating to Nature) for the baby and what do they represent? Do we have a form of ANTENATAL in ancient Yorùbá-Africa societies?

Get your copies of this powerful guide to know the answers to all these questions.

Author: Olusegun Daramola
ISBN-10: 8848236456
ISBN-13: 9798848236453
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 08/24/2022
Pages: 66
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d