Ibeji is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of divine twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people (originating from Yorubaland, an area in and ...
Близнецы
Близнецы́ — два или более потомка, рождённых в результате одной беременности через непродолжительное время друг за другом, у человека и тех млекопитающих, самки которых обычно рождают одного детёныша. Близнецы бывают однояйцевыми и разнояйцевыми....Википедия
Powerful spirits in life, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji (literally meaning ere: sacred image; ...
Ere ibeji figures ... These carved wooden sculptures from West Africa represent the souls of deceased twins. ... Did you know? In Yoruba culture, a first born twin ...
Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased twins. Their elaborate hairstyles and beaded jewelry mark their honored status. When one twin dies, ...
The Yoruba are said to have one of the highest rates of twin birth on earth. Until the mid-eighteenth century such births were regarded as anomalous and ...
In the language of the Yoruba people Ibeji means twin, from IBI = born and EJI = two. . The religious beliefs of the Yoruba hold that both twins have one joint ...
““We believe 'Ibeji' (twins) bring good luck. They represent fertility and bring love, they are a blessing to the family. Once you have twins, people believe ...
Ere ibeji carvings reveal not only the importance of twins and a strong belief in the afterlife, but what Yoruba regard as beautiful and correct. Ibeji ...