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What does Waaqeffannaa mean to you?

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in our waaqeffannaa belief system, waaqa is waaqa gurracha, literally a black god. we have a sacred knowledge tradition centered on relation to the earth and blackness over the course of rounds of time. urbanization has been a violent spatial assimilation but

Unfortunately literature on the religion is scarce due to the religion traditionally being passed down orally as well as the Oromo language being banned from publications in Ethiopia until the 1990’s. I would recommend talking to elders in your community and attending Irreecha.

Religion does not unite people, only culture and a desire for peace. 🌳

Haha yes, it is the Odaa. The symbol is for both culture and religion.

The Oromo people hold the truths to the universe. Philosophy, Truth, & Peace is in our DNA. #FreeOromia