A lot of what I will share on social in the coming year will be older images of myself, when an image of me is required.
pics/videos taken at conferences, videos taken for ambassadorships, etc - all of which is cleared with my godparents first). I cannot take photos or videos (outside of what has to be done for my work i.e. For the first 3 months, it is covered even while I am inside of my house. No make up, no adornments outside of the bangles I wear for my orishas - also called manillas- and my elekes - religious beads. Wearing white for the year and 7 days after my initiation. There are some restrictions on my life, for varying reasons. I was wowed when I saw it in person but, my girl Negra with Tumbao captured this image so I can continue to stare in wonder. These plates are filled with goodies of all kinds including some African dishes in honor of my eggun (ancestors). A saraza is the layout of 109 plates in honor of my ancestors. One of the ceremonies that I can share with you is my saraza. Lucumi (Lukumi): African Traditional Religion (ATR) as practiced by the slaves and their descendants starting in Cuba and now expanding across the Americas.Īs you can imagine, I ain't saying nuffin' about the ceremony other than it was beyond beautiful and above what I imagined. It is more widely known (thanks to the efforts of wanting to demonize and further stigmatize the religion and the Black practitioners) as Santeria. This ceremony is part of the African Traditional Religion lucumi (lukumi). The newly initiated priest/priestess then enters their Iyaworaje, their year and 7 days of purification, rejuvenation, transformation and learning. Ocha(Kariocha, making Santo): The initiation of a new priest or priestess where his/her tutelary Orisha is put on his/her head (crown) during a seven-day ceremony. On February 2nd, I went through a ceremony called ocha/regla de ocha/kariocha/crowning.
I started some of this on my last post but, let's continue it here. So, I wanted to provide a quick little reference. Since my initiation at the beginning of the month, there have been inquiries, hesitations, people not knowing what to say because they were unsure as to what happened, etc. Honestly though, the questions began as soon as I started sharing about my experiences growing up and my return to something that has been a part of me for so long. I've had quite a few questions come my way in the last few weeks, especially after my last post.
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