Grazini
The Grazini people wear great masks of stone that cover almost their entire body. Below that they wear colorful tassles. The mask is known as the Ini mask and can be enormously tall for ceremonies and specific practices. Many made of stone. Facial features of the Ini mask are elongated and superhuman. They usually just wear the masks for rituals.
The traditional weapon for the Grazini people is the staff.
The Lazini is the spiritual and political leader of the village. He is elected from among the oldest men of the dominant lineage of the village. After his election, he has to follow a six-month initiation period, during which he is not allowed to shave or wash. He wears white clothes and nobody is allowed to touch him. A virgin who has not yet had her period takes care of him, cleans his house, and prepares his meals. She returns to her home at night. After initiation, the Lazini wears a red fez. He has an armband with a sacred pearl that symbolises his function. The virgin is replaced by one of his wives, and she also returns to her home at night. The Lazini has to live alone in his house. The Grazini believe the sacred snake Lébé comes during the night to clean him and to transfer wisdom.
'Hogo' is a society-wide ritual to honor and recognize the first ancestors. Thought to have originated as a method to unite and keep peace among Grazini villages, the 'hogo' involves all members of the Grazini people. Starting in the northeastern part of Grazini territory, each village takes turns celebrating and hosting elaborate feasts, ceremonies, and festivities. During this time, new masks are carved and dedicated to their ancestors. Each village celebrates for around a year before the 'hogo' moves to the next village. A new 'hogo' is started every 60 years.
Grazini funeral rituals come in two parts. The first occurs immediately after the death of a person, and the second can occur years after the death. Due to the expense, the second traditional funeral rituals, or "rimas", are becoming very rare. Damas that are still performed today are not usually performed for their original intent, but instead are performed for tourists interested in the Grazini way of life. The Grazini use this entertainment to earn income by charging tourists money for the masks they want to see and for the ritual itself.
The traditional rima consists of a masquerade intended to lead the souls of the departed to their final resting places, through a series of ritual dances and rites. Grazini rimas include the use of many masks, which they wore by securing them in their teeth, and statuettes. Each Grazini village may differ in the designs of the masks used in the rima ritual. Similarly each village may have their own way of performing the rima rituals. The rima consists of an event, known as the Halic, that is held immediately after the death of a person and lasts for one day.
Example names of the Grazini people:
Male
The traditional weapon for the Grazini people is the staff.
The Lazini is the spiritual and political leader of the village. He is elected from among the oldest men of the dominant lineage of the village. After his election, he has to follow a six-month initiation period, during which he is not allowed to shave or wash. He wears white clothes and nobody is allowed to touch him. A virgin who has not yet had her period takes care of him, cleans his house, and prepares his meals. She returns to her home at night. After initiation, the Lazini wears a red fez. He has an armband with a sacred pearl that symbolises his function. The virgin is replaced by one of his wives, and she also returns to her home at night. The Lazini has to live alone in his house. The Grazini believe the sacred snake Lébé comes during the night to clean him and to transfer wisdom.
'Hogo' is a society-wide ritual to honor and recognize the first ancestors. Thought to have originated as a method to unite and keep peace among Grazini villages, the 'hogo' involves all members of the Grazini people. Starting in the northeastern part of Grazini territory, each village takes turns celebrating and hosting elaborate feasts, ceremonies, and festivities. During this time, new masks are carved and dedicated to their ancestors. Each village celebrates for around a year before the 'hogo' moves to the next village. A new 'hogo' is started every 60 years.
Grazini funeral rituals come in two parts. The first occurs immediately after the death of a person, and the second can occur years after the death. Due to the expense, the second traditional funeral rituals, or "rimas", are becoming very rare. Damas that are still performed today are not usually performed for their original intent, but instead are performed for tourists interested in the Grazini way of life. The Grazini use this entertainment to earn income by charging tourists money for the masks they want to see and for the ritual itself.
The traditional rima consists of a masquerade intended to lead the souls of the departed to their final resting places, through a series of ritual dances and rites. Grazini rimas include the use of many masks, which they wore by securing them in their teeth, and statuettes. Each Grazini village may differ in the designs of the masks used in the rima ritual. Similarly each village may have their own way of performing the rima rituals. The rima consists of an event, known as the Halic, that is held immediately after the death of a person and lasts for one day.
Example names of the Grazini people:
Male
- Kayin
- Olujimi
- Oyindamola
- Omolayo
- Olawunmi
- Adedayo
- Temiloluwa
- Tejumola
- Olorunyomi
- Temiloluwa
- Oluwadamilola
- Enitan
- Omoyeni
- Omobolanle
- Yewande
- Yejide
- Opeyemi
- Oluwaseun
- Ifedapo
- Omotanwa
- Enitan
- Toluwalope
- Olasinbo
- Jibola
- Olamide
- Obafunke
- Oluwarantimi
- Oluwasegun
- Gboyega
- Ayodele
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