Moremi Ajasoro, princesa de los Yoruba, fue una figura de

importancia mayor en la historia de los yoruba. Ella fue

miembro por contraer matrimonio con Oranmiyan de la
familia real a la que perteneci Oduduwa el progenitor de los
yoruba.

Una mujer con una belleza inigualable, que cuando quera
enfrentar un problema con alguien ella ofrecia sacrificios al
espritu del rio Esimirin para poder encontrar la fuerza de las
naciones enemigas, asi es como Moremi decidi con
estrategia ir ante la divinidad Esinmirin y voceo que ella
dara el mximo sacrificio a cambio de conocer el secreto del
enemigo.

Moremi fue hacia el ejrcito de los Igbo, para que fuera
capturada, la llevaron con el Rey, debido a su belleza y
astucia ella se gano la confianza de todos los Igbo, ella
puedo encontrar que los soldados Igbos antes de toda batalla
se vestan desde la cabeza hasta el taln de hierba de Ekan y
Bamb, se dio cuenta de que si alguien a travesaba a los
igbos con una antorcha ellos perderan.


preparation for battle, would cover themselves from head to
toe with Ekan grass and bamboo fibers. She realized that if
someone could pass amongst the Igbo warriors with a torch
that they could be defeated.


Feeling that she had adequate knowledge, she escaped, to the
great surprise of her Igbo captors. She returned to her first
husband, King Oramiyan of Ife (and later Oyo), who
immediately had her re-instated as his Princess Consort.
Knowing the warfare secrets of the Igbo, the people of Ife
were forever freed from the terrors of these previously
invincible warriors.


In order to fulfill the pledge she made to Esimirin before
embarking on her mission, she made sacrifice of rams and
lambs, but these were not accepted. The priests told her that
the only sacrifice the gods would accept was her only son -
Oluorogbo. Dejected she allowed her only son to be
sacrificed in gratitude for saving her people The Ife nation
mourned with her and she was held in the absolute highest
esteem of any women in the Kingdom. They committed to
forever be her sons and daughters in memory of her
sacrifice.


The Edi Festival is said to have then been started as a means
of celebrating the sacrifice the princess made for the people
of Yorubaland