Dance, water and prayers: Celebrating the goddess Yemoja
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria – During the annual festival to celebrate Yemoja, the goddess of the river, the day begins with music, dance and prayers. There are 400 gods – called òrìsà in the Yoruba language – each representing a force of nature. Yemoja is considered the mother of them all, such is the importance […]
Saudi Arabia resumes prayers at Mecca’s Grand Mosque #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Citizens and residents will be allowed to perform daily prayers at the Grand Mosque for the first time in seven months. Saudi Arabia is allowing its citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform daily prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam, for the first time in seven months. Sunday […]