{"id":21726,"date":"2024-08-27T18:34:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21726"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:35:38","slug":"libation-ceremony-at-square-of-the-revolution-emphasizes-preservation-of-african-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/libation-ceremony-at-square-of-the-revolution-emphasizes-preservation-of-african-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Libation Ceremony at Square of the Revolution Emphasizes Preservation of African Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Square of the Revolution, the significance of preserving African heritage for future generations was underscored during a vibrant Libation ceremony held last evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants, dressed in traditional African attire, gathered to honor their ancestors and celebrate the eve of Emancipation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony featured the ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to spirits, a practice rooted in African traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Andrew Irwing of IFA&#8217;s House of Santeria led the event, stressing the urgency of preserving African heritage amid its gradual erosion in contemporary society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need to reconnect with historical roots to ensure the survival of cultural practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony was marked by traditional dancing and singing, accompanied by the rhythmic beats of drums, reflecting the deep cultural significance of libation in Guyana&#8217;s African heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick At the Square of the Revolution, the significance of preserving African heritage for future generations was underscored during a vibrant Libation ceremony held last evening. Participants, dressed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21728,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21726\/revisions\/21728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}