What The Yoruba of Cuba Taught Me About The Devil

[@VictorOrdu]

Interesting. You have to admire the Yorubas - they seem to have a knack for protecting their heritage. Kudos to them.

[@sulaimonoladipoakanni1074]

Am a yoruba to core from isale eko lagos island Nigeria All the way from Montreal canada thank u so much Reno

[@bolasalak7360]

Thanks Reno it is unfortunate that we didn't appreciate our culture and languages which are being celebrated in other parts of the world

[@user-jv8kr4im1t]

All over the world we still kept the traditions alive, our faiths are worthy and strong in the eyes of the creator.

[@legant4]

Thanks so much Reno for this enlightenment. I'm going to try and visit 'my people' in Cuba as soon as I can.

[@nurasaboanku1721]

This is absolutely amazing!

[@okaforgodswill2906]

Nice history. Although I m not youruba but I feel like it's gud too know more about other people's history.

[@diamondreacts2]

I'm more in love with your historical videos sir 🙏💯❤️

[@samuelfasakin2024]

You’re wonderful sir,thanks for this

[@terryduston3304]

God bless you sir 🙏

[@diamondreacts2]

You make me fall in love with history

[@rashidayusuf4892]

At least u could have shown us some of them speaking yoruba

[@favourdesimhi8311]

Thank you so much sir

[@YoungTeeza1990]

Great job brother

[@ndifrekeetim6996]

Still in Cuba an artist told how Ekpe Society of Ibibio/Efik started. A story that 99% of Ibibio and Efik don't know even i did not know only after sometimes I heard the same and exact story from a Village cheif in Uruan. I think we have some work to do with our Fred brothers in Portuguese and Spanish colonies they have a lot to offer in terms of our ancient ways of life

[@ayenirita1604]

Amazing!!

[@oluwafemioni4330]

Thanks Reno. Now I fully connect with d name Oju Elegba = Oju Elegbaara. Could that be d reason why traffic is always in chaos at ojuelegba? Both under the bridge and on the bridge? Really, all Yoruba students back home from secondary school level can fully connect with the full name of Esu and, the concept of Esu being totally different from Satan. Personally, I know from the mid eighties while in junior secondary. Thanks for sharing this knowledge.

[@oluolatunde342]

The military government and the ensuing corrupt civilian regimes, stopped history from the educational curriculum! Everything you highlighted here, is known to so many people in Yorubaland today. The collapse of every culture in Nigeria today, has been in the making for long but we keep the trend going on! The traditional religion of every people in Nigeria, is the best way to progress in Nigeria. That's what we were before the white man came with their magic! The truth today is that many adherents are going back to those practices!

[@wordsbymaribeja1470]

Why would the government teach a distinct pre-Nigeria indigenous culture in school?

[@nurasaboanku1721]

Traveling is full of education.

[@uzooji7089]

Ah Reno good one, please also try and do more research in the original if Bible and hence, Satan.

[@dejumaboutique1305]

The so-called "educated elites" in Nigeria and Africa are & have largely contributed to the decay in our culture, history & value systems. Islam areived in sub-saharan Africa approximately in the mid-16th century. First European invaders docked on the coast of Africa in the later that century. Africans kidnapped & and enslaved consisted of some mulim, traditional African(Yoruba) religions. So were even Agnostic. Those who practiced Yoruba religions stuck to it as a salvation to get them through the h*ll they were going through. The British, post Berlin Conference, showed up in 1914 & left 46 years later (1960). Nigerians, as people, have chosen to systematically, chosen to whittle down our cultures. The British were in India for a much longer period, yet Hinduism has been the largest religion in India.

[@luliraven347]

One of the reasons he would have translated devil or lucifer as Elegba "maybe" due to their synonymous traits of deception. Devil like Esu in the yoruba mythology is filled with deciet. Esu caused Sango and Ogun to fight just like Lucifer caused the first sin. Of all the gods in the yoruba mythology, Esu is probably the only one whose vices overrides his virtues. Funny enough, in his panagyeric, it ends with a plea that he shouldn't afflict the reciter but another person. Not having a suitable choice of villain, the Bishop used a ready-made one from one of the deities. One with the same attributes. Moreover, you can't navigate away from the mistakes that are bound the stream of translations. It doesn't only fail in words to capture the thoughts of the writer or speaker. But also fails to carry the emotions that maybe synonymous with certain words.

[@wordsbymaribeja1470]

Cuba was also colonised by the Spanish and much of what they practice is merged with Catholicism and the Spanish language. You could have learned within Yorubaland that Esu is not the devil. Let's not give undue credit just because they are outside Africa.

[@MKRex]

They are not "descendants of slaves" they are "descendants of the ENSLAVED". We must show dignity and respect to our people. The Yorubas are not and will never be slaves. Also please don't conflate what ethnicity you are, with the Yoruba ethnic group with all due respect. Nigeria is not an ethnically homogeneous entity, we can learn to respect our individual heritages and identities. There is no we in Kaarojire, Omoluabi - OmoNubia, Nago, Lucumi, or Yaaro - Oba, ie Children of the Oba,

[@favourdesimhi8311]

Thank you so much sir