tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post9050278697146537585..comments2024-01-18T11:06:45.301-05:00Comments on Baba Who? Babalú!: Reflections on Water and the Different Stages of Nana BurukúMichael Atwood Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676854950587305554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-88416593289623950652013-02-09T01:07:27.116-05:002013-02-09T01:07:27.116-05:00In our house, Nana's attributes center on the ...In our house, Nana's attributes center on the number seven. Why seven and not five if she is also seen as connected to sweet waters? Part of the answer may lie with the fact that we also give her many types of shells. This would imply a connection with the sea and Yemoja. This is further backed by the fact that, in our view, Nana uses only wooden knives because she wants nothing to do with Ogun, who raped Yemoja, her daughter. Ogun and Nana cannot even be in the same room. We have soperas for Nana which accent pink and black. The black is a direct reference to the night but the pink can symbolize the coral. Consequently, to us she is as intimately tied to Babaluaiye as she is to Yemoja.Thomas Clearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526211531361604568noreply@blogger.com