Irôko: meaning, history and traditions in Umbanda and Candomblé

The tree Orixá, associated with ancestry, time and the mysteries kept by the oldest tree in the world.

Also calledLoko, Irôkô

DomainsTree, time, ancestry

Colors (according to sources)Brown and green

GreetingÌrókò iná iso èro

SymbolsSacred tree, white cloth

SyncretismNo fixed Catholic equivalent in the sources consulted.

Who Irôko is

Belief / interpretationAccording to the source consulted, which cites Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, Irôko is the tree Orixá, also called Loko or even time itself.

Traditional narrativeIn one of his stories, he is the first tree in the world and keeps great secrets and mysteries, which is why he is associated with ancestry and time.

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OssaimOrixá of medicinal and liturgical plants, guardian of the knowledge of leaves.OniléOrixá of the Earth, daughter of Olodumarê, representing the origin of all life and also its final destination.OxóssiOrixá of forests and hunting, connected with abundance, knowledge of the forest and protection.Omulu and ObaluaiêOrixá associated with illness and healing, also called "lord of the earth", son of Nanã and raised by Iemanjá in several traditions.