Festivals & Ceremonies
Hwetanu Àxɔsú Gànlɔdó 6265 (2025)
In the Ajã culture of southern Benin republic, as in other African cultures, we annually celebrate the birthday of our African kings and queens. This is what 𞤝𞤱𞤫𞤼𞤢𞤲𞤵 𞤢𞥈𞤿𞤽𞥇𞤧𞤵𞥊𞥅 Xwetanu...
Hwetanu Àxɔsú Gànlɔdó 6265 (2025)
In the Ajã culture of southern Benin republic, as in other African cultures, we annually celebrate the birthday of our African kings and queens. This is what 𞤝𞤱𞤫𞤼𞤢𞤲𞤵 𞤢𞥈𞤿𞤽𞥇𞤧𞤵𞥊𞥅 Xwetanu...
New Moon Celebration 12-30-24
Today and over the next 3 days we celebrate the dawning of another 𞤅𞤵𞤲𞤬𞤭𞤬𞤮 Sunfifo or New Moon. All full and new moons are dedicated to the 𞤂𞤯𞤲𞤲𞤯𞤧𞤭/𞤃𞤭𞤲𞤮𞤲𞤢 Kɛnnɛsi/Minona (𞤋𞥊𞤴𞤢𞥉𞤢𞥈𞤥𞤭 𞤌𞥊𞤧𞤮𞥊𞤪𞤮𞥊𞤲𞤺𞤢𞥉 Ìyáàmi Òsòròngá in Yorùbá Ìṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀...
New Moon Celebration 12-30-24
Today and over the next 3 days we celebrate the dawning of another 𞤅𞤵𞤲𞤬𞤭𞤬𞤮 Sunfifo or New Moon. All full and new moons are dedicated to the 𞤂𞤯𞤲𞤲𞤯𞤧𞤭/𞤃𞤭𞤲𞤮𞤲𞤢 Kɛnnɛsi/Minona (𞤋𞥊𞤴𞤢𞥉𞤢𞥈𞤥𞤭 𞤌𞥊𞤧𞤮𞥊𞤪𞤮𞥊𞤲𞤺𞤢𞥉 Ìyáàmi Òsòròngá in Yorùbá Ìṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀...
Kúlítɔhɔngbó Festival (12-20-24)
𞤃𞤭 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞤿𞤱𞤫 𞤑𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤼𞤽𞤸𞤽𞤲𞤩𞤮𞥊 𞤣𞤵 𞤱𞤯𞥞 Mi ɖò xwe Kúlítɔhɔngbó ɖu wɛ̀! We are celebrating the feast/ritual of Kúlítɔhɔngbó! It was observed long ago that the Kúlítɔ́gangan, or elevated ancestors used a...
Kúlítɔhɔngbó Festival (12-20-24)
𞤃𞤭 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞤿𞤱𞤫 𞤑𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤼𞤽𞤸𞤽𞤲𞤩𞤮𞥊 𞤣𞤵 𞤱𞤯𞥞 Mi ɖò xwe Kúlítɔhɔngbó ɖu wɛ̀! We are celebrating the feast/ritual of Kúlítɔhɔngbó! It was observed long ago that the Kúlítɔ́gangan, or elevated ancestors used a...
Gbĕlŭgan 45 Day Ritual Cycle (12-19-24)
Today in our calendar we celebrate 𞤇𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gbĕlŭgan. 𞤇𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤵𞥊𞥅 Gbĕlŭ means to overcome an obstacle. 𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gan is something big/great. It is a 45-day ritual cycle done to the deities to target specific familial and community issues. It...
Gbĕlŭgan 45 Day Ritual Cycle (12-19-24)
Today in our calendar we celebrate 𞤇𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gbĕlŭgan. 𞤇𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤵𞥊𞥅 Gbĕlŭ means to overcome an obstacle. 𞤺𞤢𞤲 Gan is something big/great. It is a 45-day ritual cycle done to the deities to target specific familial and community issues. It...
Fεnfɔnúmεfó - Community Purification Cycle 12-1...
𞤉𞥊𞥅𞤩𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤣𞤮 𞤊𞤯𞤲𞤣𞤽𞤲𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤥𞤯𞤬𞤮𞥊𞥅 Égbé do Fεnfɔnúmεfó - Today is the Fεnfɔnúmεfó Community Purification Cycle 𞤊𞤯𞤲𞤣𞤽𞤲𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤥𞤯𞤬𞤮𞥊𞥅 Fεnfɔnúmεfó is a specially designed calendar observance with rituals designed to spiritual cleanse and uplift the...
Fεnfɔnúmεfó - Community Purification Cycle 12-1...
𞤉𞥊𞥅𞤩𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤣𞤮 𞤊𞤯𞤲𞤣𞤽𞤲𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤥𞤯𞤬𞤮𞥊𞥅 Égbé do Fεnfɔnúmεfó - Today is the Fεnfɔnúmεfó Community Purification Cycle 𞤊𞤯𞤲𞤣𞤽𞤲𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤥𞤯𞤬𞤮𞥊𞥅 Fεnfɔnúmεfó is a specially designed calendar observance with rituals designed to spiritual cleanse and uplift the...
Kúlítɔhɔngbó - 27 Day Ancestral Cycle and Feast
ߡߍ ߘߏ߬ ߚߥߋ ߞߎ߫ߟߌ߫ߕߐ߫ߤߐߣߜߏ߫߹ Mi ɖò xwe Kúlítɔhɔngbó ɖu wɛ̀! We are celebrating the feast/ritual of Kúlítɔhɔngbó! It was observed long ago that the Kúlítɔ́gangan, or elevated ancestors used a repeated 27-day...
Kúlítɔhɔngbó - 27 Day Ancestral Cycle and Feast
ߡߍ ߘߏ߬ ߚߥߋ ߞߎ߫ߟߌ߫ߕߐ߫ߤߐߣߜߏ߫߹ Mi ɖò xwe Kúlítɔhɔngbó ɖu wɛ̀! We are celebrating the feast/ritual of Kúlítɔhɔngbó! It was observed long ago that the Kúlítɔ́gangan, or elevated ancestors used a repeated 27-day...