The Ibeyis

The Ibeyis or Jimaguas are Orishas. They embody the fortune, luck and prosperity. They are able to save from death and of evil. They are on the roads of the mountains, protecting travelers. One of the most important symbols Ibeyis are the drums which beat the Abita. Can be represented by three combinations of figures, one female and one male, two male and two female.

The Ibeyis Orishas or the twins or twins, are the minor Orishas, protectors of all children, playful, mischievous and greedy. They live on top of the palm. They are the darlings of all the other Orishas. Male and female have different names as Taewan and Kaínde, Araba and Aina, Ayaba and Aiba (both female), also Oroiña Olori and female, and Eddún Kuario Alawar, Aden, Alabbar, Ibbo and ontinue, Oraún, Ono and Idobe Nibeyi, Olon , Itaguara and Idou, etc. Its name comes from Ibeyi Yorùbá (Igbo: contains Meyi: two). They saved the men who gave them magic drums Yemaya, beating Olosí. Obbatala also saved in Dahomey.

Their number is 2 and its multiples. Their colors are red, white and blue and white.

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Ibeyis family:
Children of Shango and Oshun Yemaya reared.

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Diloggún in Ibeyis:
For the mostly speak diloggún Eyioko (2), and all meyi Odu.

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Tools of Ibeyis

Its socket are two Tinajitas (APOT), decorated in red and white and the other in white and blue. His attributes are the hands of two half shells, four stones elongated shape of a penis, four round stones in the form of vulva, two figures seated on stools a female with a collar of Yemaya and Oshun male with collar attached either by a string, two Acher, two drums, bells games even number and calabash ray crosses painted on a white background. Do not place the head and are received as adimú Orishas.

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Offerings to the Ibeyis
They are offering all types of fruit, mamey de Santo Domingo, canistel, guava, sugar apple, guava, orange, mango, pineapple, banana plant, mamoncillo, sweet, yellow rice and popcorn (popcorn). Elekes Its sections are made with red and white and blue and white sections. He immolated chickens and pigeons. Your Ewe are hicaco, corn, mamoncillo paste paste, cat tail, sago, sapodilla, tomato, cherimoya, sarsaparilla and rompesaragüey. Gold greet Ibeyi mojojó alakúa hey hey!

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Characteristics of the Omo Ibeyis:
These are people young girl, playful and immature. He has great talent for business. Irresponsible and very changeable character or cyclothymic.