Akọsẹjaye

Yoruba Pronunciation Àkọsẹ̀jayé Proper noun Àkọsẹ̀jayé yo 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 yo 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 yo Ifá by a babalawo to determine a child's destiny (yo àyànmọ́), future, and also to determine if the child has certain taboos (yo èèwọ̀). This is said to be done by measuring a child's yo ògo and yo ìràwọ̀, how glorious and bright a child's destiny is. yo Ẹsẹ̀ǹtáyé Ìkọsẹ̀dáyé Further reading Kayode, Olaleye S. Àkọsẹ̀jayé: Trend and Status in Yorùbá Communities of South Western Nigeria , 2014 yo Culture Yoruba religion