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In this current work Babalawo Obanifa will explain and document in details reasons why men remove their cap during prayers in Africa culture and Spirituality.  It is norms in Africa culture and spirituality that during prayers session or ritual, the men will often remove their caps and women will remove their Gele (headgear/Scarves ).  Oral tradition have that in ancient time, this is not the custom back then. It is only few people that do open their cap during prayer. Same applicable to women.  But matter to a point where one reigning King known as Olofin Oduduwa face a lot of hardship as a result of his contemptuous habit during prayer by the habit of himself and his household not removing cap and their women not removing the gele (headgear and scarf). It is until this habit was change, that their prayers begin to manifest. On this Odu Ifa  Owonrin Obara :

Iroke mo fun o gba

Iruke Awo odo awinrinmogun

Adase Ifa mon ni singindin Singindin

Dia fun Olofin Odududa

To ji ni kutu-kutu

To n fi Ifa se Iwadeyo

Oro re ko ba loju

Ebo ni won ni ko se

 O si gbo ebo nbe o rubo

Won ko ye de fila wure

 Ki awon aya re re ye we gele wure

Bi won o ba si fila Osi kuro lori

Ori ko le gbo tiwon

Bi won o ba si gele Osi kuro lori

Ori ko le raye gbo tiwon

Translation:

Iroke mo fun o gba

Irukere is the Awo of Awirinmogun river

The act of manifestation of Ifa precise prediction is here

This was Ifa’s message for  Olofin Oduduwa

He wo will wake up in the morning

And take Ifa as his play mates

Things begin to goes upside down for him

He was advise to offer ebo

He heard of the ebo and complied

He was told to always remove his cap during prayer session

His wives should also remove their head gear

If they refuse to remove the wretched cap from their heads

Their Ori cannot hear and accept their prayers

If they refuse to remove their wretched headgear from their head

Ori cannot hear their prayers.

According to the oral traditional account of Odu Owonrin Obara cited above.  In the day of the old. Olofin Oduduwa was a very powerful king.  He has won battle after battle. Not only that. He his equally Gifted dreamer interpreter to the extent that he was given the title of Sala.  This have gone to his head. when ever Iwure prayers is been offer for him or his house hold. He will not remove his cap. His wives and children will not remove their head gear.  It gets to point in his life that he is facing a lot of hardship. He pray many times. his prayer was not answers. Then he decided to invite Awo to consult Ifa for him. Odu Ifa Owonrin Obara  was revealed .The Awo chants as explained above . He was advise that it is because he and his household have not been  removing their caps and head gear in prayers.  He was advised to offer ebo and avoid such futher. They complied .  It is believe that it through head that the prayer and blessing of Olodumare enter our head. We should therefore not cover it during prayers.

That is will it now be come custom and norms for people to remove their caps for men and headgear for women droning prayers.

Babalawo Obanifa  22 August,2020.

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