What a Saaralyrics?

No doubt,Yoruba as one of the major ethnics in Nigeria is blessed with rich culture and traditions in all ramifications to the extent that,it becomes practically impossible to separate their ways of speaking or greeting from the mainstream of westernization.Yorubas are usually found in the south-west and some parts of the nation like Edo,Kogi,Kwara and Delta states.however,fact still remains that,yorubas worshiped different gods and at the same time practiced different traditions on specific situations seeking god's favourability,blessing,happiness,increase in wealth and making enough profits in their businesses.Omi-Aro,a small village in Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State,is not an exemption in this regard,despite that the universe is shifting towards islamization and christanization of everyone way of life.On a cool Friday evening,a woman seller in one of the shops located in the village was noticed beside her shop preparing bean cake 'akara' sufficient enough to feed the entire populace of the community.some minutes after the preparation,she called her younger daughter to call other children and adults to come for the bean cake which she uttered in local language(yoruba):'Moria lo ke si awon omo kekekee ati agbalagba wa ki won wa gba saara'.surprisingly,the girl took the message to another level by stood in front of the shop and started singing "eyin omo kekekee e wa gba saara 3x,eyin agbalagba e wa gba saara 3x with dancing too.within five minutes,both children and adults thronged to the shop collecting 'akara' and returned to their various clans.those remained were asked by the women to say 'Olohun a agba saara' meaning god will accept the 'appeased' which everyone responded and woman crowned it by saying 'amin'.it is glaring that it's impossible to restrict people from retracing their footsteps in their traditional mode of worshiping or appealing to gods.what a 'saaralyrics indeed!

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