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    Moremi Ajasoro was an important historical figure for the Yoruba people of West Africa. As the princess of the Yoruba through her marriage to Oranmiyan of the royal family, she helped save her people from their Igbo enemies through her bravery, intelligence, and strategic sacrifice. By infiltrating the Igbo army, she learned their secret of covering themselves with protective grass and bamboo before battle. Armed with this knowledge, she was able to ensure the safety of the Yoruba people, though it came at the tragic cost of sacrificing her only son in gratitude to the gods. Her selfless act saved her people and established her as a highly respected figure, with the Edi Festival now commemor

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    Moremi Ajasoro was an important historical figure for the Yoruba people of West Africa. As the princess of the Yoruba through her marriage to Oranmiyan of the royal family, she helped save her people from their Igbo enemies through her bravery, intelligence, and strategic sacrifice. By infiltrating the Igbo army, she learned their secret of covering themselves with protective grass and bamboo before battle. Armed with this knowledge, she was able to ensure the safety of the Yoruba people, though it came at the tragic cost of sacrificing her only son in gratitude to the gods. Her selfless act saved her people and established her as a highly respected figure, with the Edi Festival now commemor

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    Moremi Ajasoro was an important historical figure for the Yoruba people of West Africa. As the princess of the Yoruba through her marriage to Oranmiyan of the royal family, she helped save her people from their Igbo enemies through her bravery, intelligence, and strategic sacrifice. By infiltrating the Igbo army, she learned their secret of covering themselves with protective grass and bamboo before battle. Armed with this knowledge, she was able to ensure the safety of the Yoruba people, though it came at the tragic cost of sacrificing her only son in gratitude to the gods. Her selfless act saved her people and established her as a highly respected figure, with the Edi Festival now commemor

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    Moremi Ajasoro, princesa de los Yoruba, fue una figura de

    importancia mayor en la historia de los yoruba. Ella fue


    miembro por contraer matrimonio con Oranmiyan de la
    familia real a la que perteneci Oduduwa el progenitor de los
    yoruba.

    Una mujer con una belleza inigualable, que cuando quera
    enfrentar un problema con alguien ella ofrecia sacrificios al
    espritu del rio Esimirin para poder encontrar la fuerza de las
    naciones enemigas, asi es como Moremi decidi con
    estrategia ir ante la divinidad Esinmirin y voceo que ella
    dara el mximo sacrificio a cambio de conocer el secreto del
    enemigo.

    Moremi fue hacia el ejrcito de los Igbo, para que fuera
    capturada, la llevaron con el Rey, debido a su belleza y
    astucia ella se gano la confianza de todos los Igbo, ella
    puedo encontrar que los soldados Igbos antes de toda batalla
    se vestan desde la cabeza hasta el taln de hierba de Ekan y
    Bamb, se dio cuenta de que si alguien a travesaba a los
    igbos con una antorcha ellos perderan.


    preparation for battle, would cover themselves from head to
    toe with Ekan grass and bamboo fibers. She realized that if
    someone could pass amongst the Igbo warriors with a torch
    that they could be defeated.


    Feeling that she had adequate knowledge, she escaped, to the
    great surprise of her Igbo captors. She returned to her first
    husband, King Oramiyan of Ife (and later Oyo), who
    immediately had her re-instated as his Princess Consort.
    Knowing the warfare secrets of the Igbo, the people of Ife
    were forever freed from the terrors of these previously
    invincible warriors.


    In order to fulfill the pledge she made to Esimirin before
    embarking on her mission, she made sacrifice of rams and
    lambs, but these were not accepted. The priests told her that
    the only sacrifice the gods would accept was her only son -
    Oluorogbo. Dejected she allowed her only son to be
    sacrificed in gratitude for saving her people The Ife nation
    mourned with her and she was held in the absolute highest
    esteem of any women in the Kingdom. They committed to
    forever be her sons and daughters in memory of her
    sacrifice.


    The Edi Festival is said to have then been started as a means
    of celebrating the sacrifice the princess made for the people
    of Yorubaland

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