Today is August 16th, the day we celebrate Omolu

 


Hello everyone!

  Greeting to all Oduduwa's children around the world

My name is Professor Adelson de Brito, better known as Mawo Adelson.

I am a Candomblé Priest in African Voduns and Orixas religions

I am a Yoruba-Nagô language and culture teacher.

I am a grandson of Nagô people, born and raised abroad.

I was born in Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, Brazil.

I speak to all of you from this town.

I am really happy.

Thanks to the Almighty Oduduwa, I have the opportunity to participate in this program, which includes Professor Mateus Alleluya.

Did you know that my city has the largest black population in the world out of Africa?

Perhaps you know that the Nagô people are an Oduduwa people who were kidnapped in the western region of East Africa by slave traders during the slave period?

Did you know that all worship of God is inspired by God Himself  and is beneficial for education, for fellowship, for teachings of righteousness?

Yes, dear children, there is no original and unique faith and distinction that lead to God.

We follow the paths of Orixá and Vodun.

Today is Monday. In this city, on Monday, we adore Exú Elebára, the Owner of Power,

On Monday, we also worship Omolu, which we also call Obaluaye, meaning the King who owns Life, or King who owns the Earth...

We must not forget that we have to worship Exu before worshiping any other Orisha.

Exu Laalu .....

Today is Monday, August 16th.

Today is a Monday more important than all other Mondays, as today is the annual feast of the Orixá Obaluaye

We also call this god Omolu...

Do you know the meaning of Omolu...?

Omolú means "son of the King" or "Prince". However, the people of Orixá believe that this Orixá was known as Omolu because his mother's name was "Olu".

In our local Nago-Vodun religion, this deity is called "Vodun Azonsù", which means "Divinity of the Sick Man" in Fon or "Fongngè" language...

"Fongbè" was a language used by the Fon people in the ancient kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa.

The elders said of Omolu that He lived like a man.

It is said that this deity was very old, so old that he could not walk on his own legs and used a cane to be able to walk.

Because He was so old, He liked to be silent, the believers salute saying were "silence".

It has effective and effective control over fevers and against all diseases, especially skin diseases, inflammation and airborne diseases that can cause epidemics.

He treats people with seizures, epilepsy and stroke.

He hates cold weather.

Any kind of sacrifice or prayer to Him should be done during the day, not at night when the temperature drops.

Obaluaye is a deity worshiped on Monday in our town.

He is the Lord of the Earth who takes people after they leave this world.

May all the children of God really think that, in our daily life, every day, little by little, we are approaching the Kingdom of Earth... let us sing...

 

Approximate translation of the song:

The burden of our life, our suffering (we carry)

The Father of the earth who will welcome us into death,

(Must get closer/closer) little by little

 

Reference:

 

1. Image: https://www.picfair.com/pics/06020031-benin-west-africa-porto-novo-zangbeto-guardian-of-the-night-spirit-dance (16/08/21)

 

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