Oya is a Osha and is closely related to Iku, the divinity of death. Promotes storms, or hurricane force winds and lightning. It symbolizes the violent and impetuous. He lives next door to the cemeteries. Represents the intensity of feeling gloomy, the world of the dead. In nature, symbolized by the lightning. Along with Elegua, Obatala Orunla and dominates the four winds. It is called the sound flamboyant sheath. It represents the reincarnation of ancestors, the lack of memory and feeling of regret in women. The flag, skirts and drapes Oya wear a combination of all colors except black.

It is also the Orisha of the Niger River, formerly called Oya, by its 9 tributaries, born in Ira. Oya is a so-called Orishas muerteras with her sisters and Yewa Obba. Oya has a special power over the Egguns, being the mother of 9 of them. Warlike and fought with Ogoun Shango in the campaigns that they carried. Shango accompanied when he left he heard and was appointed by the Queen of Kosso. His cult is cap territory, Kosso and heard. Its name comes from Yorùbá Oya (Olo: owner - Oya: Darkness) also known as the Yorùbá Yansa Iyámsá (Iya: mother-omo: children - Table: nine).

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The children of Yemaya, Shango and did not receive during the Sodo Orisha and when it sits as tutelary Orisha, Yemaya your children must receive a special ritual. Took 9 Otá brown or Carmelites to be found in the River.

Its number is 9 and its multiples. The syncretism is compared with the Holy Virgin of the Candelaria and Santa Teresa (2 February). Its color is red wine, brown or brown and 9 colors except black. It welcomes Jey Jekua Yansa!

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Family Oya.
Yembó Obbatala daughter and wife of Ogoun, Shango and kissed for the first time Babalu Aye, also Ayao sister who is a virgin and is not supported.

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Diloggún at Oya.
Speak in Diloggún by Osa (9).

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Tools Oya.
Receptacle in a clay pot with a lid or a brown colored earthenware tureen or colors. Normally dry lives, sometimes in river water and others only be sprinkled some water from river to their OTA. His attributes are 9 Adams (handles) of copper, flame tree pods, Iruka (horse tails), a snail hand, work tools and war, swords, shields, slaves, beam swords, crowns, handkerchiefs of 9 different colors except the black, spade, pick, acofar, lightning, scythe, club, hoe, rake, ax, sword, etc.. Your account Elekes are 1 brown with black and white stripes per 9 Carmelite house in some accounts that manufactured Osha lilac or yellow stripes alternating with white beads 9 and 9 black.
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Offerings to Oya.
He is offered primarily ocher colored fruit eggplant, potato, banana Indian face bean buns, white rice with eggplant, palm oil, grapes, cocoa butter, toasted corn, coconut, etc.. He immolated goat, chickens, guinea fowl, pigeons. Your Ewe are flamboyant, caimitillo, papaya, cassava, pomegranate, wonder, a thousand flowers, geranium, purple coral, sea peaceful, wild cucumber, verbena flower, cemetery, dead scared, voice changes, plantain, shameful, mugwort, cordovan camphor, Curujey, Crot, cherimoya, mongoose, etc..

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Objects power of Oya.
A tool made of black horsehair horsetail, Iruka called. Nine copper bracelets.

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Oya costumes.
Oya wears a dress and a skirt came with 9 stripes of different colors. You can also wear a dress of dry fiber at the top of the royal palm, palm fronds called. Tapes of nine colors cover their heads.

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Bailes de Oya.
When Oya dances, shakes his iruka bad influences to clean air. Her dancing is very hectic and very fast. It is delusional, a bacchanal. Sometimes carries a lighted torch in his right hand, making fiery circles while rotating clockwise.

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Crown Oya. Kari Osha.
To crown this Osha must be received prior to the Orishas warriors. Then during the coronation should receive the following Oshas and Orishas.

Elegguá, Oggun, Oshosi, Obbatalá, Oke, Yemaya, Shango, Ogué, Oshun and Oya.

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Caminos de Oya.

His ways are:

Oya Dumi

Bi Yansa Oya Funko

Oya

Oya Bumi

Oya Bomi

Oya Nira

Oya Igbal

Oya Funke

Oya Tola

Oya Dira

Iya Oya Efon

Oya Afefere

Oya Yansa mimu

Oya Obinidodo

Oya Yansa Duma

Oya Yansa Doco

Oya Tombow

Oya ayaw

Oya Top

Odo Oya Yansa

Oya Yansa oriri

Oya Nike

Oya Tombor

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Characteristics of the Omo Oya.
They are private people, quiet character like a breeze, but when you are angry storm. They are like the wind, do not like being locked in a place, I tire easily and monotonous daily life. Cases are extremely loyal, but in others given to extra-marital adventures. In all cases they are very jealous.

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Patakines of Oya.
Long ago a tribe living in three sisters: Yemaya, Oshun and Oya, who, though very poor, they were happy. Yemaya was the eldest and her two sisters kept fish in the sea. Oya was the smallest and Oshun was supportive, while doing this also fished in the river and picked up stones, which were selling. Great was the love between the three sisters. One day the tribe was overrun by enemy troops. Oshun could not hear the cries of Oya, which he tied not to lose doing their usual antics as she was submerged in the river, nor listened to Yemaya, which was quite far from the coast. Thus, Oya enemies as they took captive.

Oshun when he discovered the loss of his beloved sister, suffering from melancholia began to fade away. However, he managed the enemy know what they were asking for the ransom of Oya and slowly began to keep copper coins until he had enough money to rescue Oya. The tribal chief, who was madly in love with Oshun and knew the poverty of this, doubled the price of redemption while the negotiations were done. Oshun knelt, wept and pleaded, but the boss asked her virginity in exchange for the freedom of his sister. For the love he professed for Oya, Oshun agreed. When he returned home with Oya, Yemaya told him all, and older sister in recognition of the generous gesture to Oshun and Oya never forget the sacrifice of his sister, not his head adorned and arms of this coin copper.

While he was captive Oya, Olofin worldly goods had distributed among the people of his tribe to Yemaya made absolute mistress of the seas, Oshun, rivers; to Oggún, metals, and so on. But as Oya was not present, not touched anything. Oshun implored his father not to omit from its earthly representation. Olofin, pensive, realizing the rightness of the petition and noted that only one place without an owner: the cemetery. Oya gladly accepted, and so became mistress of the graveyard. Oya is why copper has tools to show their eternal gratitude to the sacrifice of Oshun and come to the riverbank, in memory of his childhood. Moforibale Oshun, Yemaya Moforibale, moforibale Oya.