Traditional Olokun Dance

Filmed in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

[@robertpendl2725]

EDO- BENINKLNGDOM, Dance Ogun willst White and red, I am edo,OBA GHA TO KPERE ISE, thanks

[@ugynmusic141]

I came here for the melodic rythms blasted by the drummers.

[@osafanmenf1382]

This is our beautiful tradition

[@favourigene1949]

I love you my mummy

[@asabifatosin1150]

The white powder we know as efun, a mineral from the ground. In the diaspora cascaria (crushed egg shell) was substituted. Olokun, female orisa and owner of the oceans, takes efun as an offering.

[@favourigene1949]

Thank you very much my mummy

[@0gbeiwiprecious620]

Much love olokun people

[@annathissistersofpeaceatla9081]

This is like Aladura church. We wear red and white.

[@annathissistersofpeaceatla9081]

The white powder is purification. If yr heart is not clean. U cannot be there.

[@solinspired4428]

Oyinbo always want to be granted

[@truth333pa]

Thank you for thanking me.

[@iroqueentv3614]

Nice👍

[@ugiekiese7516]

Very Good

[@WHITE526]

Am just dancing that's what lead,s me here l don't known pls can someone tell me what it means

[@asabifatosin1150]

Efun is a Yoruba word. Olokun is an Orisa from the Bini people of Benin and the language is different.

[@IyaMagba]

OLOKUN gba wa - oooooo!

[@loveofgod8852]

IYARE

[@elemirion]

What is the powder they keep throwing at the feet of the dancer? Efun or Yefa? or something else?

[@rashidathammed5816]

Efun

[@cynthiaosaghae2292]

Iyareeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@loveofgod8852]

❤️

[@asabifatosin1150]

Thank you @truth333pa!

[@angeldiamond9095]

Iyare

[@antoniojimenez114]

Why they are all dressed in white/red colors, in the others videos of african ceremonies for olokun that i have seen, they are also using this 2 colors. In cuban diaspora we always represent olokun by dark blue and white, could someone explain to me please

[@Bembesito]

Antonio Jimenez this is of the edo people of benin state nigeria they are another ethnic group related to yoruba but different and the colors and thing of orisa vary in africa compared to cuba in cuba things changed and olokun for bini edo people is red and white for the others might be blue but not really

[@efosaakenbor2530]

@@Bembesito For your information, we Binis are in no way related to the yorubas. Not in language, not in culture.

[@Tiana472]

Efosa Akenbor please read up on your history

[@efosaakenbor2530]

@@Tiana472 Certainly not the wrong and distorted history that you have read. You are not Bini and am sure you know little or nothing about we Binis. So I urge you to learn about the Binis from the Binis and not from people who know nothing about us.

[@Tiana472]

Efosa Akenbor you know nothing of my heritage so keep your false knowledge to yourself

[@annoladimeji863]

Iyare