Day: March 16, 2026

When Two Families Grieve: The Role of Blood Family in the Itutu

They Are Grieving Too – Just Differently Blood family members who do not practice the religion may find themselves standing at the edges of a ceremony they do not understand, in a language they may not speak, surrounded by rituals that can feel foreign or even unsettling. Their grief is real and their love for […]

Why the Itutu Matters: Three Reasons this Ceremony is Sacred Work

When a priest of Orisha passes from this world, there is a ceremony that must be done — not as a formality, but as a sacred obligation to the person who lived, the Orisha who walked with them, and the community left behind. That ceremony is called the Itutu. For those who may not be […]