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History of EXU

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By Petra luz Published 9 months ago 3 min read
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History of EXU
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only for

make it clear I'm not going to talk about exus

of Umbanda, which in this case are several

I'm going to talk about the axis of mythology that is

the messenger of the gods

the second the tales at the beginning of everything

exu didn't have anything, he didn't have a farm, no

I had work, I didn't even have a place

to stay he would walk around the world

with nothing to do until a certain day

he decided to go to Oxalá's house that the

old orixá responsible for creating the

world he started going there for tasks every day

and there he at least distracted himself there was the

ancient orixá make human beings the

heads, hands, legs and everything in between

many others also went to visit Oxalá

but these were just a few

one or two days he said they admired they saw

work leaves some offerings and goes

although exu stayed there for 16 years

for 16 years and stayed there he learned

All the modeling and started to help I hope

just observing without asking if

learned everything at a certain point

I'll find her started to have to do

many human beings he didn't want

lose beat collecting offerings then

He asked his exu to stay for a while

Crossroads Don't let anyone pass

who did not bring offerings and those who

brought him to collect it, he made a move

good job so much he was

rewarded tasks for those who went and those who

they were returning from Oxalá's house, I have to give

offerings also for exu, the axis

made the marketplace powerful, it was always

at the crossroads holding one o I want one

powerful club that he used to

drive away the unwanted no one could

but pass to Encruzilhada without giving

something for Exu marketplace I think there is one

work and a place to stay

I was asked to exu so that he

make an ebó which is a kind of

offering he made and went to a city

called Gebo and there instead of him

stay at the palace I want nearby right and

decided to pick them up at someone's house

important man and a certain moment in

dawn and got up and went to the backyard

pretend to give a little sandpaper but instead

So he set the straw in the house on fire

and started screaming pretending not to

had nothing to do with that at all

the people who arrived there and said that

he was losing a fortune that he

has lent to the owner of the house

quickly everything ended up burning and

a nearby boss because he is a

foreigner decided to compensate the axis

with money but the whole village doesn't

had enough money so instead

of the money was offered task nearby by

exu he ended up becoming the king and

tasks marketplace were his servants

the second the stories There were friends

who had two farms on one side of the

otherwise they were good farmers but

none of them praiseworthy exu and it was he who

gave rain and good harvests to friends

Then one day the show ended

getting angry he put on a pointy hat

what team is half white and half red

and decided to pass through the farms

one of the friends looking at the stranger who

was there and started asking who the team was

he who wore a red hat

While the other asked which team

stranger who wore a white hat that

move started an argument one said that

white team and another said that period

red until the moment the discussion

it turned into a fight and the two friends

ended up dying from being hit by

hoe while the two were there

fighting, exu danced because he felt that

I was finally avenged, well guys and this was the story I hope you liked it

it cost

goodbye

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