
Hwetanu Àxɔsú Gànlɔdó 6265 (2025)
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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 Axɔ́sú (meaning “king”) is - the king's birthday.
This year, the weekend 𞤔𞤭𞤣𞤭𞤣𞤮 𞥑𞥓−𞥑𞥔⹁ 𞥖𞥒𞥖𞥕 Jidido 12-14, 6265 (January 25-26, 2025) has been dedicated to the birth and life of the only Afrikan Maroon officially coronated king on record to date and his groundbreaking accomplishments, 𞤀𞤴𞤭𞥊𞤲𞤽𞤲 𞤀𞤺𞤯𞥇𞤤𞥇𞤩𞤢𞥈𞤺𞤢𞥈𞤲 𞤀𞥁𞤢𞥈𞤧𞤭𞤲𞥂𞤮𞤼𞤭𞤲 𞤀𞤩𞤽𞤾𞤭𞥊𞥅. 𞤃𞤭 𞤣𞤮 𞥂𞤫 𞤢𞤿𞤽𞤧𞤵𞥊𞥅 Ayìnɔn (His Imperial Majesty) Axɔ́sú Àgɛ̀lògbàgàn Azàsinkpotín Agbɔví. Mi do kpe axɔ́sú!!!
Ayìnɔn (His Imperial Majesty) is a native of Mobile, Alabama where he was also raised. He is the author of 22 ground-breaking books on African Vodún and Isese (so called Yọrùbá tradition), profound teacher of culture and history, and still is an avid diviner who connects people back to their true historical past through Roots Readings and various other readings.
We greet the Àxɔ́sú in Ajagbe (Aja language) thus:
𞤐𞤢𞥉 𞤢𞥁𞤢 𞤲 𞤽𞥇 𞤼𞤢𞤲𞤮𞤲⹁ 𞤲𞤢𞥉 𞤢𞤬𞤮𞥂𞤢 𞤲𞤽𞥇 𞤬𞤮𞤲𞤮𞤲⹁ ⹁ 𞤲𞤢𞥉 𞤥𞤢𞥂𞤮 𞤲𞤽𞥇 𞤢𞤦𞤽𞥇𞤶𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤲𞤮𞤲⹁ 𞤲𞤢𞥉 𞤷𞤫 𞤲𞤽𞥇 𞤲𞤵𞤲𞤮𞤲. 𞤐𞤢𞥉 𞤿𞤮𞤥𞤫 𞤲𞤽𞥇 𞤬𞤭𞤬𞤢. 𞤀𞤴𞤭𞥊𞤲𞤽𞤲 𞤱𞤫𞥊𞤺𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 𞤤𞤯𞥞
Ná aza nɔ̀ tanon, ná afokpa nɔ̀ fonon, ná makpo nɔ̀ abɔ́jínon, ná ce nɔ̀ nunon. Ná xome nɔ̀ fifa. Ayinon Àxɔ́sú Àxɔ́sú lɛ́ tɔ̀n, wègóó Hùn lɛ!
In Yọrùbá, we greet the Àxɔ́sú thus:
ki adé pẹ́ l’órí, ki bàtà pẹ́ l’ẹ́sẹ̀, ki ìrùkẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ́ l’ọ́ wọ́ , ki àṣe pẹ́ l’ẹ́nu, Kábíyèsí, aláṣẹ èkejì òrìṣà.
Finally, there would be no Àxɔ́sú if it had not been for the King’s fiery mother, 𞤖𞤢𞤲𞥁𞤮 𞤀𞤩𞤽𞤾𞤭𞥊𞥅 Hanzo Agbɔví – mavɔmavɔ. We say mi do kpe to her for bringing such a historical life into this world. Come join us at the Maroon monarchy of Gànlɔdó for the festivities.