The word esentaye means (foot travel to the world) In Yoruba culture, they want to ensure, a smooth transition through each life stages. The first time for a person to consult Dafa is at their naming ceremony. This esentaye will enable the parent of child to know which name to be give then children and that will brought peace, strong healthy body and to learn the skill that will facilitate the transition into being an adult.

During the ceremony, divination will occur to determining the child name and to determine the child personal destiny as it relates to career. By the information, the parents are able to provide an education that is compatible with infant’s potential.

At esentaiye the Babalawo will introduces the infant to oyin (honey) atare (guinea pepper) obi (kola nut), orogbo (bitter kola), salt (iyo), Omi (water), Ireke (Sugar cane) each of these food are considered as staple in Yoruba cooking.

Each item will be blesses by Babalawo, small amount of it will be place on finger to touches the infant mouth. It is done to ensure that the child has a positive introduction to these sources of nourishment that will sustain good health.

Before we more further, let look at what ifa teaches us about (newly born baby) on his way to the earth. Which state that;

Oni koko wen

Oni ko ko wen

Adifa fun omo tuntun

Nigbati o n bo lati ikole orun bo wa si ikole aiye 

It made divination for an infant (omo tuntun), on the day from heaven to earth, he asked to make ebo for good careering and good immunization. He ask to make two bowl of water as part of the materials for ebo, on his way to reach earth, the Babalawo had told him to push the water forward, follow by blood and other  thing. He did as they told him. Then he arrived safely, without any too much suffering. The first thing for him to do, is to shout crying that he arrived, then everybody. Will be looking forward to care for him. Since then till today, through out the world, the first foot of infant on the earth will required a lot of supporting and care ness. It is through that, the use of living myth, that children begin to internalize the principles of ifa, which are believed to guide each person towards enlightenment. Ifa scripture clearly states that what we are is built upon the shoulder of those who have come before us. Orunmila makes is to understand how important our child is to us, we have to satisfying them in all the way and teach them the normal way to pass because they are the future of tomorrow, and whichever we layed for them now.

The word esentaye means stepping into the world in both naming ceremony and the time to determine the destiny of the reincarnated soul. We learn that all those who die return to the earth. Everyone passes through the cycle of birth, life and death. In Yoruba culture, it is your future that will determine your name, like in ifa system anyone that his or her name started from (ifa abbreviation) belongs to Ifa Family Such As Fatalabi, Fagbemi, Fayiga, Fatolu, Fatade, Fatola, Fakunle, Fadipe, Fagbohun, Fatoba, Fatoye, Fagunwa, Falolu, Fayemi, Faseun, Fadaisi, Fatimilehin, Fatoyinbo, Falolese, Fashoro, Fajuyigbe, Fatunji, Faronke, Faseyi, Fakayode, Fakorede, Fagbamila, Falana, Fajagunmolu, Fatosin, Fasola Faniyi, Fatunmbi, Falade and etc.

All the names above has shown that he or she is from Ifa worshipper. And there are some others names that determine the rebirth of the person. i.e This name will show that the person has come before, such as Yetunde, Babatunde, Babarinmisa, fadaisi, Kumapayi, Agbotikuyo, yeyetunde, means – mother has come back again. This may be whether they mother died during that particular time or father, so we called this kind of children Babatunde (male) Yetunde (female). And there are some, that immediately they give birth to them, they father will died immediately, we called them as Babarimisa – means, his father are not able to see him or take care of him. Like in Ougn worshipper, we have such as, ogunbowale, Ogunbodede, Oguntade, Ogungbamila etc.  

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