Holiday: September
24
Weekday: Thursday
Number: 8
Colors: White
Adimuses: Eggs, milk, yams, pears
Obatala owns and reigns all heads. He is also the owner
of the hills and mountains. He is a relaxed and thoughtful saint and
so are his children. He created iron and silver and gave them to Ogun
so he could work them and help humanity. Hand his children are very
pacient and take everything easy.
Pataki
Obatala was thinking one day of inventing something
that would make people feel better and happy. After thouroughly thinking
it through, he invented oti(alcohol). After inventing it, he left it
unattended for a while. Seeing this, Albita (the devil) poured blood
of all the animals into the oti. This is why when people drink they
feel great at first but when they get drunk they behave like animals.
Som act like dogs, others like monkeys, like tigers, etc.
Ceremonies
Obatala is received in the Ceremony of Ocha whether
he is or isn´t the guardian angel since he is one of the principal
saints.
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