Big, BIG Change
Dear Friends:
We're redesigning the loft!
As you may have noticed, we've got a new name: moremi
Moremi is deep, yo! It's the name of an ancient queen of Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba people. Queen Moremi Ajasoro was a diva originale.
When marauders (the Igbo) started pestering the ancient Ile-Ife, she asked the Esinminrin river for help and promised to give offerings if she could save her people. The orisa told her to allow herself to be captured and to understudy the Igbo people. She did, and discovered that these were not spirits; only people with raffia for dress. She escaped, and taught her people the trick. The next time that Igbo people came to sack the town, the townspeople set fire on their raffia costumes, and they were roundly defeated. Moremi then had to go back to Esinminrin to thank the gods. Every offering she offered was refused. On divination, she was told that she had to give Oluorogbo, her only son. She did. The lesson of Moremi is the lesson of patriotism and selflessness. The reward may not be reaped in one’s life time. Moremi passed on and became a member of the Yoruba pantheon . The Edi festival celebrates the defeat of the Igbo and the sacrifice of Oluorogbo till today.
Coincidentally, my grandmother is a direct descendant of Moremi - a bead-bearing princess in the Ile-Ife royal family. My grandmum, Adeola, passed away last year and it's only fitting that I name my livejournal in her memory, and in memory of that ancient diva - Queen Moremi.
Ladies and Gentlemen and fellow Divas, enjoy Moremi!
We're redesigning the loft!
As you may have noticed, we've got a new name: moremi
Moremi is deep, yo! It's the name of an ancient queen of Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba people. Queen Moremi Ajasoro was a diva originale.
When marauders (the Igbo) started pestering the ancient Ile-Ife, she asked the Esinminrin river for help and promised to give offerings if she could save her people. The orisa told her to allow herself to be captured and to understudy the Igbo people. She did, and discovered that these were not spirits; only people with raffia for dress. She escaped, and taught her people the trick. The next time that Igbo people came to sack the town, the townspeople set fire on their raffia costumes, and they were roundly defeated. Moremi then had to go back to Esinminrin to thank the gods. Every offering she offered was refused. On divination, she was told that she had to give Oluorogbo, her only son. She did. The lesson of Moremi is the lesson of patriotism and selflessness. The reward may not be reaped in one’s life time. Moremi passed on and became a member of the Yoruba pantheon . The Edi festival celebrates the defeat of the Igbo and the sacrifice of Oluorogbo till today.
Coincidentally, my grandmother is a direct descendant of Moremi - a bead-bearing princess in the Ile-Ife royal family. My grandmum, Adeola, passed away last year and it's only fitting that I name my livejournal in her memory, and in memory of that ancient diva - Queen Moremi.
Ladies and Gentlemen and fellow Divas, enjoy Moremi!