Egungun Festival 2026 Honoring the Ancestors • Remembering Our Lineage • Strengthening Our Spirit Greetings 256 Family, As the month of May arrives, we enter one of the most sacred and powerful times of the year within our spiritual tradition. This is the season where we come together to honor our ancestors, strengthen our connection to our lineage, and awaken the wisdom, love, and blessings that walk with us through our bloodline. For those who are new, welcome. My name is Chief Alaje, and every year our community gathers for our annual Egungun Festival, a sacred celebration devoted to honoring the ancestors. This year our celebration will take place: Egungun Festival Dates Friday, June 5, 2026 Sunday, June 7, 2026 In between these sacred days, on Saturday, June 6th, we will also celebrate the Yoruba New Year. This entire weekend marks the opening of our sacred festival season, a spiritually charged time dedicated to honoring Egungun, Òrìṣà, Ifá, and deepening our connection with ourselves and our spiritual path. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Friday, June 5 Family Dinner for the Ancestors Virtual & In Person Friday evening will be an intimate gathering for the 256 family. We will come together to cook, share, remember, and eat the foods of our ancestors. This is one of the most powerful ways to honor those who came before us. For those attending virtually: You will prepare your ancestral meal at home and complete the cooking as we gather together online so that the food is fresh, warm, and spiritually alive when we begin our shared meal. For those attending in person: You will bring your prepared ancestral dish with you to share in the gathering. During this evening we will: • Share stories about our ancestors • Talk about the foods they loved • Remember family traditions and memories • Reflect on the wisdom and love passed through our lineage • Eat together as one spiritual family • Build sacred ancestral altars together ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Building Your Festival Ancestor Altar

Welcome to a sacred space created for healing, wisdom, empowerment, and spiritual growth. This community was founded by Chief Awosanmi Sekou Alaje as part of the global 256 Healing Arts movement a network dedicated to preserving, sharing, and activating the powerful wisdom of Ifa, the Orisa, our Ancestral traditions. Our mission is simple but powerful: Let your Health be your Wealth. Let Knowledge be your Power. Inside this community you will discover teachings, conversations, and practices designed to help you: - Deepen your understanding of Ifa and Orisa wisdom - Strengthen your connection to your ancestors - Learn powerful healing and spiritual practices - Grow alongside a supportive global spiritual community - Transform your life through the power of your Ori and the Orisa This is more than a community. It is a modern temple for spiritual elevation. A place where ancient wisdom meets modern seekers. A place where we come together to heal ourselves so we can heal our families, our communities, and our world. When You Join: Introduce Yourself To begin building our community, please share: 1. Your name and where you are joining from 2. What inspired you to join this community 3. One spiritual goal or intention you have for this year 4. Which Orisa is your favorite and why We are honored to have you here. Your presence matters. Your journey matters. Your healing contributes to the healing of the world. Welcome to the 256 Temple. – Chief Awosanmi Sekou Alaje 256 Ifa & Orisa Healing Temple Health Is Our Wealth • Knowledge Is Our Power