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THE MYSTERY BEHIND RIVER OBA AND OSUN IN YORUBA KINGDOM

Pixabay CC0 The Yorubas considered Sango as the god of thunder and fire. He had so much power that his people thought he was a magician but actually inherited the

The Woman and God - A Ghanaian Folklore

Long long ago, before civilization and before the invasion of the whiteman in the land of Gold the skies was closer to mankind. Mankind could stand on planet earth

Sacred practices of a King's burial in gbagyi culture

While speakers of the dialects were loosely called Gwari by both the Hausa Fulani and Europeans during pre- colonial Nigeria they prefer to be known as Gbagyi. Gbagyi

Sankofa Folklore Contest #13

First, we apologize for the slight delay in commencing this round of the contest. If you are a regular participant, please read closely to observe the minor changes

The Wise Listens And The Foolish One Speaks

"The wise listens and the foolish one speaks" This is a proverb that my mum always do tell I and my siblings. Anytime she does I do wonder why she keeps

Why Hippopotamus Live In The Water

Source Many years ago in the land of animals, the hippopotamus was the richest animal in the kingdom. He has the biggest house and married 7 beautiful and big wives.

WHY THE ELEPHANT HAVE SMALL EYES AND THE WORM IS BLIND

Pixabay CC0 A very long time ago during the reign of King Baja, the animals and men lived together peacefully. The King often threw feast to celebrate the animals.

Iri ji (Yam)Festival in Ibeku - What has become of Igbo cultural heritage

source I have always wanted to write about this sad event but I've been so busy and sometimes unable to put an expression to the recent abnormality which has

New yam festival in ugwweke(my entry for the sankofa contest).

Source Ugwueke new yam festival is a very unique one because, on that particular day of the festival, all the villagers are expected to get up at exactly around

Why the dogs live among Men

Once upon a time, the dogs and jackals were best of friends. They hunt together in the bushes . Most of their hunts were successful and they had lot of flesh to

A Dirge : the Gods

This is a dirge I wrote relating yoruba culture in Africa where sovereignty is put upon a sorcerer to define the fate of every nearly born child. Source Oh child,

Adiao - The Legendary Tale Of The Sly One

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Far in the region of Tibet, before many of this age were born, there lived a creature alone and forgotten. Her abode was in the mountains

Why the Tortoise walked slowly and had a rough back

Before Tortoise was generally known as the wisest and the most cunning animal, he was actually known as the silent beauty. When God created all the animals, Tortoise

Sankofa Folklore Contest #12

First, we apologize for the slight delay in commencing this round of the contest. If you are a regular participant, please read closely to observe the minor changes

WHY HAWKS CARRY OFF CHICKENS

Pixabay CC0 A long time ago in the animal kingdom, the Hawk was flying solo far up in the sky. He was moody, sad and restless. His parents have been disturbing him

TORTOISE AND THE PIG | My Entry For Sankofa Contest #11

This is the second time i am participating the Sankofa contest by @sankofa. And i am happy to announce that i was among the top three winners of the last contest.

Sankofa Folksongs Openmic.

Hello steemians, greetings to y'all. Here's my entry into the @Sankofa's Folksongs Openmic Contest. I will be entering the contest with a song titled Udara Mu To

The Tortoise and it bald hair

Longtime ago , in the animals kingdom, when they still lived in unity. their lives was highly social, all the animals were except Mr tortoise. Not because he hated

Some African Proverb and their origin

Hello steemians, here is a contest by @sankofa , decided to enter it in a new way stating some African Proverbs. Our people believe a man with great knowledge of

Short Story: Double Cross- The folklore of how the city of Kofa became accursed

It was not dawn yet when he stepped out of the house, thanking the owner for the brief respite. He squinted in the grey light looking up and down the narrow street;