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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 losyoruba.

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 delenemigo.

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 yBamb, 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

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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 previouslyinvincible 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 besacrificed 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