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Yoruba
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Àkọsẹ̀jayé
- (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) An important Yoruba religious process and ceremony performed for a newborn child.
- It consists of three parts, a ceremony to aid a couple who is struggling to have children, then a ceremony performed while a woman is pregnant to determine if a child is a reincarnated ancestor, and to determine if the child may be an abíkú. Finally, the main part of the ceremony is performed for a child within the first week of their birth. It consists of the consulting of Ifá by a babalawo to determine a child's destiny (àyànmọ́), future, and also to determine if the child has certain taboos (èèwọ̀). This is said to be done by measuring a child's ògo and ìràwọ̀, how glorious and bright a child's destiny is.
- Synonyms: Ẹsẹ̀ǹtáyé, Ìkọsẹ̀dáyé
Further reading
- Kayode, Olaleye S. Àkọsẹ̀jayé: Trend and Status in Yorùbá Communities of South Western Nigeria , 2014