Fεnfɔnúmεfó - Community Purification Cycle 12-18-24
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 𞤢𞤻𞤯 acɛ̀ of the community in general. It is a time when those properly trained in spiritual engagement, identify various spirits affecting the community and remove them. It is a day for defensive and divine law justified offensive ritual towards that which is designed to cause disruption. It is also the cyclical period of community cleansing. The primary deities we focus on are 𞤝𞤯߯𞤾𞤭𞤮𞤧𞤮 Xɛ́vioso, 𞤅𞤢𞥂𞤢𞥉𞤼𞤢𞥉 Sakpátá, 𞤀𞤴𞤭𞥊𞥁𞤢𞤲 Ayìzan, and 𞤐𞤢𞤲𞤢 𞤄𞤵𞤤𞤵𞤳𞤵𞥊𞥅 Nana Bulukú.
This is an every 9-day ritual done whereas the goal is to accumulate spiritual pressure to obtain eventual results. This ceremony is also designed to restore and awaken the proper productive energy of the community. This is a day to cleanse and reflect on that which causes us blockage and work on ways to overcome such.
The rituals are done by the priesthood and their assistants on every 𞤸𞤯𞤲𞤣𞤮𞤱𞤢𞥉 𞤄𞤢 𞤀𞥁𞤢𞤲 Hɛndowá Gba Azan. This cycle is divinely chosen because it is believed that the more we are able to cleanse the community collective the better we are able to carry out our individual and collective hɛndowá (destiny). Though the priests are in charge of the primary ceremonies, the community is encouraged to be involved. When not able to attend, we can instruct you on what you can personally do on this day.
The Gba Azan chant for this Gba Azan (1 of the days of the special sacred 9-day week) called Hɛndowá is:
𞤑𞤫𞥊𞥅𞥁𞤫 𞤽߯, 𞤧𞤯 𞥂𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤭𞥊𞥅 𞤥𞤢𞤾𞤽𞤥𞤢𞤾𞤽 𞤲𞤽 𞤣𞤫 𞤿𞤮𞤥𞤯𞤻𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤻𞤽 𞤼𞤽𞤲 𞤿𞤤𞤯 𞤥𞤭؛ 𞥁𞤢𞤲 𞤹𞤯 𞤽⹁ 𞤸𞤢𞤲 𞤼𞤽𞤲 𞤥𞤽 𞤣𞤮 𞤲𞤵 𞤷𞤫⹁ 𞤸𞤢𞤲 𞤫 𞤵𞤲 𞤥𞤽 𞤶𞤭𞤲𞤽⹁ 𞤣𞤯 𞤱𞤯 𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤻𞤭𞥊𞥅 𞤦𞤽 𞤵𞤲 𞤲𞤽 𞤿𞤮 𞤧𞤯 𞤣𞤮 𞤧𞤯 𞤣𞤮 𞤧𞤯 𞥂𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤤 𞤷𞤫⹁ 𞤃𞤢𞥉𞤱𞤵𞥊 𞤷𞤫 𞤫 𞤸𞤯𞤲 𞤥𞤭𞥊 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤩𞤯 𞤫.
Kéze ɔ́, Sɛ Kpólí Mavɔmavɔ nɔ ɖe xomɛnyínyɔ́ tɔn xlέ́ mì; zǎn mɛ ɔ́, han tɔn nɔ ɖo nu ce, han e un nɔ ji ɔ́, ɖɛ wɛ é nyí bɔ un nɔ xo sɛ́ dó Sɛ kpólí ce, Măwù ce e hɛn mì ɖó gbɛ é.
Chant for the Fεnfɔnúmεfó from the sacred Gànhúmehàn, the Xúgloxú lɛ́ɛ chapter. You do not need to be initiated to the priesthood to do this. But do this over a bowl/glass of water in a quite and very clean place.
𞤝𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤺𞤤𞤮𞤿𞤵𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤯𞤯 Xúgloxú lɛ́ɛ
𞤖𞤤𞤽𞤲𞤸𞤤𞤽𞤲 𞤅𞤢𞥂𞤢𞥉𞤼𞤢𞥉 𞤥𞤢𞤾𞤽𞤥𞤢𞤾𞤽 𞤼𞤽𞤥 𞤱𞤢𞥉 𞤶𞤭 𞤷𞤫⹁ 𞤦𞤽 𞤴𞤯 𞤅𞤢𞥂𞤢𞥉𞤼𞤢𞥉 𞤥𞤢𞤾𞤽𞤥𞤢𞤾𞤽 𞤼𞤽𞤲 𞤧𞤽 𞤥𞤭𞥊 𞤴𞤭 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤼𞤽𞤣𞤮 𞤣𞤢𞤿𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤣𞤫 𞤥𞤯⹁ 𞤦𞤽 𞤩𞤯𞤼𞤽 𞤿𞤵𞥊𞥅 𞤺𞤽 𞤼𞤽𞤣𞤮 𞤽
Hlɔnhlɔ́n Sakpátá Mavɔmavɔ tɔn
wá jǐ ce, bɔ yɛ Sakpátá
Mavɔmavɔ tɔn sɔ́ mì yi ɖó tɔdo
ɖaxó ɖé mɛ, bɔ gbɛtɔ́ xú gɔ́
tɔdo ɔ́.
𞤝𞤯𞤾𞤭𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤧𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤣𞤽 𞤲𞤵𞥊𞥅 𞤥𞤭𞥊 𞤣𞤽 𞤥𞤢𞥉 𞤣𞤽 𞤤𞤯𞤯 𞤽⹁ 𞤵𞤲 𞤣𞤽⹁ 𞤦𞤽 𞤬𞤵𞤲𞤬𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤥 𞤦𞤴𞤽 𞤥𞤯𞤳𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤳𞤵𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤯𞤯 𞤥𞤯⹁ 𞤦𞤽 𞤴𞤫 𞤬𞤽𞤲⹁ 𞤦𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤿𞤱𞤫 𞤢𞤬𞤽 𞤼𞤫. 𞤀𞤸𞤱𞤢𞤲𞤬𞤵𞤲𞤼𞤽 𞤥𞤢𞤿𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤿𞤢 𞤱𞤯
Xɛviósó ɖɔ nú mì ɖɔ má ɖɔ lɛ́ɛ ɔ́, un ɖɔ, bɔ funfún byɔ́ mɛkúkú lɛ́ɛ mɛ, bɔ yě fɔ́n, bó xwe afɔ te. Ahwanfuntɔ́ maxamaxa wɛ.