FORMS OF TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
- Libation (prayer)
- Sacrifice
- Drumming and dancing
LIBATION (TRADITIONAL PRAYER)
Is the act of pouring down a liquid or liquor to establish communication with spirit.
STATES OF POURING LIBATION
1.In times of trouble
2.During a misfortune
3. Embarking on a journey
4. festivals etc
NOTE: Libation can be done privately or publically. Traditionalists may adopt any posture when praying, one may sit,kneel.,raise hand and head the sky etc
IMPORTANCE OF LIBATION
- It strengthens the bond between the worshippers and the supreme being/ancestors/spirit forces
- It makes the worshipper feel secured.
- It enable them to honour the supreme being as the creator.
- It serves as a platform to curse their enemies.
SACRIFICE
It is the act of offering something valvable to a deity.it usually involves the shedding of blood.
CIRCUMSTANCES DURING WHICH SACRIFICES ARE MADE
- Outbreak of diseases, too many deaths, famine and drought.
- During occasions like puberty marriage ,festivals etc.
PLACES WHERE SACRIFICES ARE MADE
1.shrines2. alters of smaller gods
3. at cross roads and T Junctions
4. riversides
5. at sac
Click on the link below to listen to the audio part of the lesson...... 👇👇👇
https://drive.google.com/traditionalactsofworship/view?usp=drivesdk
EXERCISE
list any Five (5) items used for sacrificered groves
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