Yoruba – 3am Files

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Haunted Locations – Nigeria — Sungbo’s Eredo: Yoruba Kingdom’s 160km Earth Rampart and Its Guardian Spirit Tradition (Ogun State, 1st millennium CE)

earthwork
2026
5 min read

Explore Sungbo’s Eredo, Nigeria’s mysterious 160km earth rampart, and its guardian spirit traditions in Ogun State. Discover the history and paranormal legends

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Abiku: Yoruba Spirit Child Who Is Born Repeatedly Only to Die Young — Wole Soyinka’s Poem and J.S. Eades’ Ethnographic Documentation

infant mortality belief
2026
4 min read

Explore the mysterious world of *abiku*, spirit children born repeatedly in Yoruba folklore, in this article on Wole Soyinka’s poem and J.S. Eades’ documentatio

CASE FILE #45688

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Gelede: Yoruba Female Power Masquerade Honoring the ‘Great Mother’ — UNESCO Intangible Heritage Documentation with Spirit Communication Tradition

benin
2026
3 min read

Discover Gelede, the dynamic Yoruba female masquerade honoring the ‘Great Mother’ and celebrated as UNESCO Intangible Heritage. Experience spirit communication

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Egúngún: Yoruba Ancestral Masquerade Spirit That Returns to the Living — Documentation by Samuel Johnson in History of the Yorubas (1921)

ancestor spirit
2026
4 min read

Explore Egúngún, the Yoruba ancestral masquerade spirit, as documented by Samuel Johnson in his 1921 work. Discover the cultural significance and traditions ali