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Marketing is Killing Osun Festival
The 600+ year old Osun Festival in Osogbo Nigeria is under threat from over-commercialization.
Continue reading...Annual Akom for the Akan God Tegare
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Temple of Nyame and the Asuo-Gyebi Shrine and Tegare Shrine of Washington, D.C. invite you to the Annual Akom for the Great God “TEGARE”of Ghana, West Africa. It is common for a God to provide instruction, warnings, advice, comfort and healing for attendees during Akom.
Continue reading...African Film Festival
Monday, September 8, 2008
The Temple of Nyame Presents an African Film Festival Saturday, September 27, 2008 View 2 exciting films: ASHAKARA and BFAAT-KINE Umoja House 2015 Bunker Hill Rd. NE Washington, DC 20018 www.templeofnyame.org Cost: $10.00 per Screening (per Movie) For further information please call: (202) 678-3100 / (301) 792-0297 / (240) 355-6962 Download the Event Flyer
Continue reading...A Day of Healing
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
On September 28, 2008 the Temple of Nyame will host its annual Water Ritual and a family and friends Appreciation Day. The event will be held in Maddox, MD on the Chesapeake Bay from 11:00 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Continue reading...The Chicago African Festival of the Arts
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The AFA (African Festival of the Arts) is held over four days during Labor Day weekend and has become for many, the traditional way to end the summer. The festival features live performances by local and international artists, fine art, handmade jewelry, sculpture and clothing by artisans, and foods from around the world and much, much more.
Continue reading...Egbe Orisa Osun Festival – Atlanta
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Aug. 9-10, 2008 the Egbe Orisa Osun Festival will be held in Atlanta, GA.
Continue reading...Akan Outdoor Family Festival
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Pack lunch and bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Your family will enjoy a full day of entertainment and the African Market where you can purchase jewelry, books and Afrikan cloth.
Continue reading...Gelede/Egungun Festival
Monday, June 9, 2008
The annual Gelede festival honors the creative and dangerous powers of women elders, female ancestors, and goddesses, known affectionately as "our mothers." Odun Egungun festivals are held in communities to commemorate the ancestors. Egungun masks are performed during these annual or biennial ceremonies as well as during specific funeral rites throughout the year.
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- Interview with Awo Owolabi, Son of the Araba
- Ifa Reading of the Year, Oke Itase, Ile-Ife Nigeria on June 5, 2010
- Orisa Priestess helps expand West African faith’s reach
- A Response to the Accord of the Oba Oriate
- How Should We Answer the Oba Oriates on Their Manifesto Statement and Accord?
- Founders of Various Traditional African Spiritual Lineages in U.S.
Monday, December 21, 2009
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