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YEWA

Yewa is the Spirit of the Abstinence. The colors of Yewa are black and white. For offering Yewa will eat all kind of white food like rice, pounded yam, shea butter, milk, coconut water, and water. In Merindinlogun Yewa speaks in Ofun (10 cowries).

ORÍKÌ YEWA

(Praising the Spirit of Abstinance)

Iyáàmi Yewa ori ma so olu kakase Oku abi yo kola iba baba iba yeye Osun Ode

My mother, the Spirit of Absitinace guides my head when I greet the oracle, I respect the fathers, I respect the mothers, the grove of the Spirit of the River,

Ogun agode awo ni fako yeri ile tutu ona tutu n 'lode fun ori ma wa yo.  Ase.

and the grove of the Spirit of Iron know hold the mystery of a cool house, a cool road, a cool forest, these things are my salvation.  May it be so.

ORIN YEWA

1.   Oku o agolona, awo ma rere Agolona, aremu awa Orisha, awo ma rere oku o Agolona.

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