Edo people

The Edo are a West African people in Nigeria who speaks the language of Edo and some closely related with their languages.

The Edo are also referred to as " Bini " and are the descendants of the founders of the once-powerful kingdom of Benin. They have developed their own weapon type, the Benin - sword.

For the ethnicity of Edo include about 2.7 million people. Their languages ​​form the group of edoiden languages ​​within the Niger - Congo languages ​​. The Edo live in the plateaus in central Nigeria, Edo State.

Religion

In the traditional religion of the Edo addition to the human world, an invisible world exists of supernatural beings, which acts on the former. In places where these worlds meet, rituals are held. Creator of this world and the first humans is Osanobua, king of the spirit world. His son, Olokun is the ruler over the water and is responsible for the prosperity and fertility of his human followers. Another son is Ogun, patron god of metal workers.

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