<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:08:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sankofa/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE MYSTERY BEHIND RIVER OBA AND OSUN IN YORUBA KINGDOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pixabay CC0 The Yorubas considered Sango as the god of thunder and fire. He had so much power that his people thought he was a magician but actually inherited the powers from his mother’s family in Nupe.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@imbigdee/the-mystery-behind-river-oba-and-osun-in-yoruba-kingdom-09d003df9be38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@imbigdee/the-mystery-behind-river-oba-and-osun-in-yoruba-kingdom-09d003df9be38</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[imbigdee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdKTWKmB2FEe2SMvf4Ln?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woman and God - A Ghanaian Folklore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long long ago, before civilization and before the invasion of the whiteman in the land of Gold the skies was closer to mankind. Mankind could stand on planet earth and to God physically and directly. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@fredkese/the-woman-and-god-a-ghanaian-folklore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@fredkese/the-woman-and-god-a-ghanaian-folklore</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fredkese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2018 22:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxccFHaKRutEc7wqKgoCvQymM184XgfMr1wCwD9s7p7iovbM8sCuE2tqgfKNRh4qRG1sLF9zpf9NsZEGmZFvrKM5CsfaWr97N1tuC9qaVtbFd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred practices of a King's burial in gbagyi culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[While speakers of the dialects were loosely called Gwari by both the Hausa Fulani and Europeans during pre- colonial Nigeria they prefer to be known as Gbagyi. Gbagyi is the most populated ethnic and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@shemzy/sacred-practices-of-a-king-s-burial-in-gbagyi-culture-f1604502b5421</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@shemzy/sacred-practices-of-a-king-s-burial-in-gbagyi-culture-f1604502b5421</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemzy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3xLB1uurkMHYDbxf1Kt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sankofa Folklore Contest #13]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, we apologize for the slight delay in commencing this round of the contest. If you are a regular participant, please read closely to observe the minor changes we have adopted, most notably the 7-day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@sankofa/sankofa-folklore-contest-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@sankofa/sankofa-folklore-contest-13</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sankofa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7iHE4Gxyc541mTiF7mRPWEhHRwSEDuCW7ieq5guEU4X1qCVmDCoSP7tpcJN2PgXibCQo8Bar4oWaRt1BGN5S97XtZfNKaSPKptJZjcJScHSt136AJMpbUwhdB3x2kJJPugzZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wise Listens And The Foolish One Speaks]]></title><description><![CDATA["The wise listens and the foolish one speaks" This is a proverb that my mum always do tell I and my siblings. Anytime she does I do wonder why she keeps saying those words until a day that I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/folktales/@prechyrukky/the-wise-listens-and-the-foolish-one-speaks-2ec8ce7d92955</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/folktales/@prechyrukky/the-wise-listens-and-the-foolish-one-speaks-2ec8ce7d92955</guid><category><![CDATA[folktales]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prechyrukky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 01:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiMVoUtRApZ218dMny4ye6jE8CzcS68etLkSfrYaLwiTd2dsDwjMmfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Hippopotamus Live In The Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Many years ago in the land of animals, the hippopotamus was the richest animal in the kingdom. He has the biggest house and married 7 beautiful and big wives. Every month, he threw a big feast and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@ilukujoseph/why-hippopotamus-live-in-the-water-ca7ab8ce3d3e3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@ilukujoseph/why-hippopotamus-live-in-the-water-ca7ab8ce3d3e3</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ilukujoseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN22NXSTYWh5LZXztgtyc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY THE ELEPHANT HAVE SMALL EYES AND THE WORM IS BLIND]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pixabay CC0 A very long time ago during the reign of King Baja, the animals and men lived together peacefully. The King often threw feast to celebrate the animals. The Elephant had a big eyes that time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@imbigdee/why-the-elephant-have-small-eyes-and-the-worm-is-blind-931b6052f68da</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@imbigdee/why-the-elephant-have-small-eyes-and-the-worm-is-blind-931b6052f68da</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[imbigdee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1m4qTEHGLhP3VU5oXgA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iri ji (Yam)Festival in Ibeku - What has become of Igbo cultural heritage]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I have always wanted to write about this sad event but I've been so busy and sometimes unable to put an expression to the recent abnormality which has encapsulated our once revered cultural heritage.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@greenewalks/iri-ji-yam-festival-in-ibeku-what-has-become-of-igbo-cultural-heritage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@greenewalks/iri-ji-yam-festival-in-ibeku-what-has-become-of-igbo-cultural-heritage</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[greenewalks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 07:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErLAGNKkB8WBgJY5pWEmEWpjJ5L51W8QwK1NAfb57u1AvAW7xg6LGKrrijW167T3c366ScYUjWKy9YYuizeJBsAXZViJy7dJiL6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New yam festival in ugwweke(my entry for the sankofa contest).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Ugwueke new yam festival is a very unique one because, on that particular day of the festival, all the villagers are expected to get up at exactly around 7am in unison and walk straight to their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@stephanieo/new-yam-festival-in-ugwweke-my-entry-for-the-sankofa-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@stephanieo/new-yam-festival-in-ugwweke-my-entry-for-the-sankofa-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephanieo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:04:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7ZnUHJ4du6VziU9KZvBNePGWztbeRZV4fUG3EQjEMQZt6KJ3AH3BvNHziuK27t84FCxpnSpzzUJ86374GeEtyt1QS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the dogs live among Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, the dogs and jackals were best of friends. They hunt together in the bushes . Most of their hunts were successful and they had lot of flesh to feed on. The dog soon grew interest in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@shemzy/why-the-dogs-live-among-men-330f5152ac8a4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@shemzy/why-the-dogs-live-among-men-330f5152ac8a4</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemzy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 14:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1MzUtsT48e6rY7nSQZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dirge : the Gods]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a dirge I wrote relating yoruba culture in Africa where sovereignty is put upon a sorcerer to define the fate of every nearly born child. Source Oh child, oh child, thy days were shorten got caught]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@igweyakubu/a-dirge-the-gods-42e04ecef6a6c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@igweyakubu/a-dirge-the-gods-42e04ecef6a6c</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[igweyakubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMyuNSzYVWpMkGJGXRzMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adiao - The Legendary Tale Of The Sly One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source: Wikimedia Commons Far in the region of Tibet, before many of this age were born, there lived a creature alone and forgotten. Her abode was in the mountains far above the gates of the Jokhang]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@alrahman/adiao-the-legendary-tale-of-the-sly-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@alrahman/adiao-the-legendary-tale-of-the-sly-one</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alrahman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 21:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjFD2ywY6dEPxrs2PGUBqjd9jh7Kp6xp2UsS28b34XjdNsFgYWUQEfooMKrgm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Tortoise walked slowly and had a rough back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Tortoise was generally known as the wisest and the most cunning animal, he was actually known as the silent beauty. When God created all the animals, Tortoise was the most beautiful. His shell was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@wems/why-the-tortoise-walked-slowly-and-had-a-rough-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@wems/why-the-tortoise-walked-slowly-and-had-a-rough-back</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wems]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 05:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmp7daoZ1pcVSQiq23TNAGnwoKhprFvXaho39tBVxLyUvGco2g3iqJtAV1YwMW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sankofa Folklore Contest #12]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, we apologize for the slight delay in commencing this round of the contest. If you are a regular participant, please read closely to observe the minor changes we have adopted, most notably the 7-day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@sankofa/sankofa-folklore-contest-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@sankofa/sankofa-folklore-contest-12</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sankofa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 03:19:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7iHE4Gxyc541mTiF7mRPWEhHRwSEDuCW7ieq5guEU4X1qCVmDCoSP7tpcJN2PgXibCQo8Bar4oWaRt1BGN5S97XtZfNKaSPKptJZjcJScHSt136AJMpbUwhdB3x2kJJPugzZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY HAWKS CARRY OFF CHICKENS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pixabay CC0 A long time ago in the animal kingdom, the Hawk was flying solo far up in the sky. He was moody, sad and restless. His parents have been disturbing him about marriage. He was about to eat in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@imbigdee/why-hawks-carry-off-chickens-b03595da2e61c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@imbigdee/why-hawks-carry-off-chickens-b03595da2e61c</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[imbigdee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMftXuhxRegKxVSu9kz2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TORTOISE AND THE PIG | My Entry For Sankofa Contest #11]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the second time i am participating the Sankofa contest by @sankofa. And i am happy to announce that i was among the top three winners of the last contest. This time around, i asked my friends to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@paramimd/tortoise-and-the-pig-or-my-entry-for-sankofa-contest-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@paramimd/tortoise-and-the-pig-or-my-entry-for-sankofa-contest-11</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paramimd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8j3Xh6dt7F5nhjPEwWVk3WcDJhemLEQmeVys6sp4S2UARXw4euRHQg7LqpJHDRqTKogXSqVeALdC6L9XLcuXD6gva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sankofa Folksongs Openmic.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello steemians, greetings to y'all. Here's my entry into the @Sankofa's Folksongs Openmic Contest. I will be entering the contest with a song titled Udara Mu To Nda. The folk song was gotten from an ancient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@uche-nna/sankofa-folksongs-openmic-a01d178ed40ad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@uche-nna/sankofa-folksongs-openmic-a01d178ed40ad</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uche-nna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 17:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN2qhFTqRvmyGgbVHBncN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tortoise and it bald hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime ago , in the animals kingdom, when they still lived in unity. their lives was highly social, all the animals were except Mr tortoise. Not because he hated association, no, no but because he was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@shemzy/the-tortoise-and-it-bald-hair-19be20e368c21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@shemzy/the-tortoise-and-it-bald-hair-19be20e368c21</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemzy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5mhVF6UjVUzAJNTAsoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some African Proverb and their origin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello steemians, here is a contest by @sankofa , decided to enter it in a new way stating some African Proverbs. Our people believe a man with great knowledge of Proverbs is a man of great wisdom. Not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@igweyakubu/some-african-proverb-and-their-origin-f45ce4118be93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@igweyakubu/some-african-proverb-and-their-origin-f45ce4118be93</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[igweyakubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 22:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwLmqtjU7agpaUn19Rnv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Story: Double Cross- The folklore of how the city of Kofa became accursed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was not dawn yet when he stepped out of the house, thanking the owner for the brief respite. He squinted in the grey light looking up and down the narrow street; and there at the north end of the narrow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@sarez/short-story-double-cross-the-folklore-of-how-the-city-of-kofa-became-accursed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sankofa/@sarez/short-story-double-cross-the-folklore-of-how-the-city-of-kofa-became-accursed</guid><category><![CDATA[sankofa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sarez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:51:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>