In Yoruba mythology, Obàtálá (alternatively Obatala) was a creator god; he made human bodies, and his father, Olorun (husband of Olokun), breathed life into them. Obàtálá also created defective (handicapped) individuals while drunk off palm wine, making him the patron deity of such people. He is the god of the north. He had a son named Orunmila. The mythology of the Yorùbá is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the worlds oldest widely practised religions. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Olorun is the Sky Father (though occasionally androgynous or female), and a god of peace, purity and harmony. ... Olokun is experienced in male and female personifications, depending on what region and of West Africa He/She is worshipped. ... Palm wine, also called palm toddy, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree. ... In Yoruba mythology, Orunmila is an Orisha (Orisa), and deity of prophecy. ...
In Candomblé, Obatalá is the oldest Orixa funfun (white), Obàtálá is the oldest Orisha. Ilê Axé Iya Nassô Oká - Terreiro da Casa Branca Candomblé is an Afro_American religion practised chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. ... This article is about the type of spirit. ... This article is about the type of spirit. ...
In Santería, another type of Vodun, Obàtálá is the equivalent of Our Lady of Mercy. Lukumí, Regla de Ocha or Afro-Cuba, most widely known as Santeria, (Santería in Spanish) is a set of related religious systems that superficially seem to fuse Catholic beliefs with traditional Yorùbá beliefs. ... The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a West African ancestor-based religious tradition with primary roots among the Fon-Ewe peoples of West Africa, in the country now known as...
OBATALA, the King of the White Cloth, is the oldest Orisha.
Legend goes that Obatala was very fond of palm wine, and one day he drank a little too much while he was engaged in his work of fashioning the bodies of those to be born.
White is the color of Obatala, representing purity and cleanliness and his children often wear white to please him and also as a protection.
The Obatala Centre was established in 1987 as an independent, non-governmental, non-profit institution.
The centre is non-partisan as far as politics and religion are concerned, and its purpose is promoting the traditional arts and culture of the Yoruba race in particular and African in general, as well as boosting tourism.
The centre shall in pursuance of the above principles interact, contact and consult with government, non-governmental, local, national and international institutions, agencies, societies and individuals.
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