Inspired by the ancient African deities known as Orixa and the traditions of Yoruba people as well as Candomble Santeria and Umbanda among others Disconnected from the natural essence of Orixa ...

Oya only agreed to marry him once he proved his ... Oshum spent some time alongside most of the other orishas. While some of ...

Some are creation myths: these explain the division of the original God into the many orisha, or gods, and the development of their various functions. In the folk- or trickster-tales the orisha often ...

Enchanting books about witches When I was growing up, I was terrified of witches and anything that evoked spooky autumnal feelings. I stopped trick-or-treating when I was in the third grade, and I ...

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This episode features entrepreneur Oya Koc. After living in Japan for many years, she felt the need for a short-term, human-based interpreting service to support people who aren't fluent in Japanese.

In fact, the game is over the moment you are born. This is the understanding implied in the Japanese slang term "oya-gacha," which has come into such extensive circulation recently that it is now ...