Ancestor Worship Day Greetings Today we honor the ones who walked before us. Ancestor communion is one of the greatest gifts African people carry into the world. It shows us exactly where our strength lives. It unites us as a people because it unites each of us with our true source of power: the lineage flowing through our very blood. For generations our ancestors have carried wisdom across oceans and centuries. They have held it with patience, waiting for us to turn toward them, to listen, to remember. Communion is a living relationship. We build it day by day through offerings, prayer, and devotion. Each time we speak their names, we call forward more power than we can imagine. When we commune with our Egúngún, we restore a bond that colonization, displacement, and oppression tried to sever. We reclaim a spirit that was always ours. This practice belongs to every person of African descent, wherever you stand in the world. Perhaps you are deeply rooted in tradition. Perhaps you are just beginning to ask where you come from. Either way, your ancestors are already listening. They are ready to respond. Speak their names today. Let them hear you. Let them know they are remembered. Àṣẹ