Ibeji
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ibeji-177-17851838
title:
Ibeji
text:
Ibeji is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of divine twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people. In the diasporic Yoruba spirituality of Latin America, Ibeji are syncretized with Saints Cosmas and Damian. In Yoruba culture and spirituality, twins are believed to be magical, and are granted protection by the Orisha Shango. If one twin should die, it represents bad fortune for the parents and the society to which they belong. The parents therefore commission a babalawo to carve a wo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Twin Orishas in the Yoruba religion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibeji
date created:
2006-02-12T00:31:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:28:27Z
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