Overview
Intensive liturgical period acknowledging communal Àṣẹ of iron. Ògún is the deity of the 'Outer' world of work and roads. Festival ensures paths remain open.
Cultural Safety
Limited to open community rituals. Withholds specific procedures for 'tempering' machetes and secret chants to command the Spirit of the Forge.
Ritual Instructions
Spiritual Significance
Ceremony of stabilization. Iron is both tool and weapon; Etutu (propitiation) ensures it does not 'bite' its owner. Tempering the volatile heat of Ògún.
