African Traditional Religion : Orisha's ebos and days

[Tribal_House]

ebos for osun
loves honey; fond of light-colored fruits, wines, beer, rum or gin; hens, guinea, hen, quail, and male and female goats are here blood offerings; candies, cakes, flowers, mirrors, kola nuts, red palm oil, coconuts, cowrie shells are also acceptable
her day is friday

ebos for oya
eggplants are a fav; as many as nine may be offered at once depending on circumstances; loves rum, gin, beer, wine, dark fruit like plums and red/purple grapes; palm oil, kola nuts, coconuts are suitable offerings as well; nine colored ribbons, old fashioned pinwheel toys are excellent; hen and female goat may be offered depending on the aspect of the warrior orisha you call
her day is wednesday

ebos for yemonja/olukun
fruits, particularly red and purple grapes, melons, squash, beer, gin, rum, candy and cakes are staple offerings; watermelon is a fav; palm oil, kola nuts, coral, flowers used as well; sheep, guinea, fowl, hens, pigeons, raw or cooked fish, palm wine are also acceptable
her/his day is monday

ebos to obatala
cool water, coconuts, milk, honey, shea butter, rice, mild cigars, bread, cookie are acceptable; snails preferably large african snails; kola nuts; liquor is NEVER to be offered; white doves, but blood is never placed on the stones of obatala; NOT offered palm oil
his day is sunday

ebos to ogun
likes all things hot and spicy; peppers in any form, highly spiced foods, 151-proof rum, gin or vodka, black or dark cigars, red palm oil, and once in a while honey is suitable; rooster and male goat are also offered
his day is tuesday

ebos for esu
enjoys highly spiced foods; chili peppers, peppercorns, and jalapenos all suitable offerings, strong cigar, rum, gin or beer ar highly favored by him; red palm oil poured on esu or in front of his image; pigeon, rooster, and male goat are all offer to esu.

 

[awo dino]

The Yoruba use a four day week. every four days we celebrate Ose Ifa (Ifa worship day). The seven day week, with certain Orisas being worshipped on certain days, is an adaptation to the seven day week. It is used in Santeria, for instance. One can do as one pleases, but it is good to make a decision based on complete information. The Ose Ifa coincide with the opening of energy portals, which maximize our potential for connection. There is an Odu that discusses the days regarding Orisa. The day after Ose Ifa is Ogun's day, then Sango, then Obatala and back to Ifa. However, it really isn't necessary.

Chief Fama, a traditionalist, who has written many books on the subject, is a reputable authority on Ifa/Orisa worship. She writes,

"It (Ose Ifa) is also an ideal day to worship all the other Orisas. As humans, we constantly yearn for some things, be it something new in our lives, retention of what we already have, or additions to our possessions. We also crave company, be it in the form of friendship, relationship, family, and a group identity. If we are lucky to have all or most of these desires, needs, and wants fulfilled, our orientation changes to that of management, arrogance, humility, or reverence. Some of us appreciate Odumare more and regard each gift as a blessing, and every day as a unique presence of Odumare in our lives.
Yet, we sometimes do not realize that the conscious thought of any of the above activities is a form of an iwure (prayer) from us to the unseen energy we believe exists somewhere and whom we call Odumare (God). When we fervently wish for something, even if we are not still, we are subconsciously wishing for manifestation of the desire. Sometimes, this strong desire slips into our subconscious state of rest—sleep—at which stage we dream about the thing: the thought, the feeling, the desire, and the need. Because we are passionate about the thing, we subconsciously transmit the message through our chosen media to Odumare. To us in Orisa Worship, our media are the Orisas.
On this day of Ose Ifa dear Awo, conclude today's iwure with the chant below. However, the Orisas should be propitiated appropriately. How? We should approach the Orisas with honesty of purpose; we should present our offerings with genuine love; if we are truthfully unable to meet certain, positive spiritual obligations, we should explain that to the Orisa concerned and humbly ask for the Orisa's understanding. With all this in mind, we should offer our usual obi abata meji (two kola nuts), orogbo meji (two bitter Kola), ataare ((an African pepper), oti (liquor), epo pupa (palm oil), omi tutu (cool water), and our own special iwure (prayers). We may then chant:
Bi mo duro, bi mo wure
Ire ti emi, ko ni se aigba
Bi mo bere, bi mo wure
Ire ti emi, ko ni se aigba
Bi mo joko, bi mo wure
Ire ti emi, ko ni se aigba.

English
If I pray while standing
My prayers will manifest
If I stoop or kneel while praying
My prayers will manifest
If I sit while praying
My prayers will manifest

Baba a mi ku, mo je ogun ase (with an inherited ase of Orunmila and the Orisas), may our iwures manifest, today and always, ase. Awa ji ire ni oni o (we wake up with ire today—"Good Morning"). Ase.


Aboru aboye.
Chief FAMA
Ileorunmila.com
ifaseeyen group at yahoo

 

[emanuel goodman]

ebos for osun
loves honey; fond of light-colored fruits, wines, beer, rum or gin; hens, guinea, hen, quail, and male and female goats are here blood offerings; candies, cakes, flowers, mirrors, kola nuts, red palm oil, coconuts, cowrie shells are also acceptable
her day is friday

ebos for oya
eggplants are a fav; as many as nine may be offered at once depending on circumstances; loves rum, gin, beer, wine, dark fruit like plums and red/purple grapes; palm oil, kola nuts, coconuts are suitable offerings as well; nine colored ribbons, old fashioned pinwheel toys are excellent; hen and female goat may be offered depending on the aspect of the warrior orisha you call
her day is wednesday

ebos for yemonja/olukun
fruits, particularly red and purple grapes, melons, squash, beer, gin, rum, candy and cakes are staple offerings; watermelon is a fav; palm oil, kola nuts, coral, flowers used as well; sheep, guinea, fowl, hens, pigeons, raw or cooked fish, palm wine are also acceptable
her/his day is monday

ebos to obatala
cool water, coconuts, milk, honey, shea butter, rice, mild cigars, bread, cookie are acceptable; snails preferably large african snails; kola nuts; liquor is NEVER to be offered; white doves, but blood is never placed on the stones of obatala; NOT offered palm oil
his day is sunday

ebos to ogun
likes all things hot and spicy; peppers in any form, highly spiced foods, 151-proof rum, gin or vodka, black or dark cigars, red palm oil, and once in a while honey is suitable; rooster and male goat are also offered
his day is tuesday

ebos for esu
enjoys highly spiced foods; chili peppers, peppercorns, and jalapenos all suitable offerings, strong cigar, rum, gin or beer ar highly favored by him; red palm oil poured on esu or in front of his image; pigeon, rooster, and male goat are all offer to esu.

Greetings and hetep


I travel with shango. He has a very deep and protective quality about him. Can u give me some instruction on some ebos for him. I dont want him to feel neglected!

 

[awo dino]

brother Emanuel,
do you have a Sango pot? or an Esu? If you have either, then you can give an offering there. If not, you can go out in nature, like the forest, and find a spot, maybe at the base of a tree and do an offering there. An Ebo is usually done after a reading. What you are talking about i think is adimu, which is a food offering.
you will find what you need to know in the above post. Except that sango doesn't take obi abata, but only orogbo - bitter kola. He also likes hot foods like Esu and Ogun - beans with hot peppers, etc.

Really what's important is the intent, as stated in the excerpt from Iya Fama. Do you have Oriki for invocation? Iwure? I can hook you up if needed.
May Sango bring you the protection you seek. Ase.

p.s. Your ancestors are your first line of protection. Don't forget to propitiate them.

 

[emanuel goodman]

novice at this time

Hetep

I have known of the above sir, shango was presented to me by a good friend of mine as a selection of my first orisha. I have yet to study the yourba re ligion, i allready felt the forces so to speak inside of me and to be honest was afraid of its potential. I am ready to converse with my ancestors as well. I will study the above post to begin. hetep