Orixá of the sacred tree and of time
Iroko is the orixá (orisha) who lives in the tree. He is not represented in the trunk: he lives in it. He is one of the oldest Orixás worshipped in Ketu Candomblé, linked to time, to ancestry and to longevity. In Brazil, his dwelling is the white gameleira tree with the white cloth tied to the trunk.
Greeting
Iroko Issó!
Colors
White, green and brown
Day of the week
Tuesday (many houses only work on the annual date, October 4)
Element
Earth and vegetable
Syncretism
Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4), in part of the terreiros
Archetype
The unhurried elder: maturation is also axé
Domains of Iroko
Time (beginning, duration, and end of things), ancestry, longevity, and cycles
Iroko was the first tree planted, and through it the other Orixás descended from Orum to Earth. For this, it received the title of commander of the sacred trees and governs Tempo: the beginning, the duration and the end of each thing.
The Sacred Tree of Life, stability, longevity and lord of the eras
Iroko Issó! Firm your prayer to Iroko on the virtual altar: choose 7 days or stick, write the prayer request and follow the flame through the link you receive.
7 days for R$ 1,00 · stick for R$ 0,50
Direct children of Iroko are rare: he usually appears as an adjunct, not as a head orixá. The discreet, patient, and stubborn profile that circulates in terreiros is common knowledge, not a closed secret.
Extrema, Minas Gerais · South of Minas
White and green candles and white and green bead necklaces.
Iroko is the Orixá who lives in the sacred tree of the terreiro. See the complete profile, the white gameleira, the offerings and the difference between Iroko, Loko and Tempo.
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Oxum (Oshun) statue on the congá: the Our Lady of each region or the plaster statue of the orixá, with a crown, mirror abebé, and the colors of Umbanda and Candomblé.
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Day of Xangô (Shango): Wednesday of the week; June 24 and 29, with Airá at Casa Branca; September 30, Saint Jerome. Only São Paulo has a law. In 2027, 6/29 is a Tuesday.
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