African Wisdom

Ancestor Reverence (Egun)

The ancestors (Egun) remain present and influential. Honoring them maintains family blessings and receives their protective guidance.

The ancestors (Egun) remain present and influential. Honoring them maintains family blessings and receives their protective guidance.

The dead are not gone; they are in the child who wails, in the rock that stands. Honor them.

Yoruba Wisdom

Yoruba Ancestor Tradition