ọdun Edi
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.dṹ ē.dì/
Proper noun
ọdún Edì
- A festival held annually in the town of Ifẹ̀ in honor of the Yoruba heroine Mọremí Àjàṣorò, whom is regarded as the mother of the Yoruba people; she served as a spy and aided the town in the defeat of their enemy the Ùgbò, and her son Olúorogbo, whom she sacrificed to save the town, and is a incarnation of a primordial divinity whom is associated with the figure (Ẹ̀là).
- Synonym: Edì