This little blog is directed to anyone who is thinking of taking the step to make Ocha. In particular I will emphasis the year of initiation, the Iyawo year, the so called year in white, What does it mean to make Ocha? Making Ocha refers to the ceremony of Kariocha where the tutelary Orisha of the person is seated in the person’s crown. The Orisha is aligned with the person’s inner head. The person also receives various Orisha that are born during the ceremony that will have to be looked after and cared for. This is a life long process. …
Category: Protocol and Ceremony
Thoughts and expressions about our Ceremonies and such like in the Lukumi tradition.
The most public of ceremony
I was inspired to write this post for several reasons. Firstly because until recently I had held the only Tambors de Fundamento in the UK and secondly because I hope that any Olorisha that is reading this in the UK will understand the importance of playing to your Orisha in the country where you live ( this is my Opinion!) and thirdly because of one of my major projects as director and lead singer of the London Lucumi Choir has always brought up such interesting points. I have been a musician all my life so it is no surprise that…
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