Items requested for Community Altar

This year Mama DvinaEstrella Ramey is curating our Ancestral Altar. Please bring items from this list. We use battery operated candles because the wind blows out those lit with fire. Please label all non-perishable items like cloth, tables, vases, baskets... so we can return them. Do not forget to collect your items at the conclusion of the ceremony. We will begin assembling the altar at 5 am. Bring powerful light torches. It is dark at the beach. We meet at Fulton Street@The Great Highway. Strong arms and bodies can assist with moving items from cars to ritual site. 

"Celebrating our spiritual connection, our wealth our immortality, and our collective elevation with our Ancestors!

Please bring offerings used to communicate, nurture, elevate, nourish, and invigorate the spirits of our ancestors! 🤍🙌🏾"

White Flowers - Vases

Woven Baskets

White cloth large and small pieces

African fabric

White candles (in glass)

Bowls or bottles of fresh drinkable water

Bright colored fruits

Collard greens

Corn

Squash

African Yam

Bitter Kola. (OROGBO)

Kola nuts ( OBI ABATA)

Coconuts

Tobacco

Collared greens

Gin

White Rum

Coffee

Candy

Bubbles

Crayons

Small toys

MONEY

We give thanks to our Community and Our Ancestors.

Any fabric, Baskets Vases will be returned if folks could please mark tape with name 🙏🏽

If you have capacity, bring a dish of cooked white rice with honey in it as an ancestral offering, or any other cooked dish you'd like to bring.

Remember to take your dish home 🙏🏽🤍

"Ọkàn mi lori ilẹ niwaju rẹ"

In response to a question regarding where to purchase African yams and liquor.

"Some items such as, African Yam

Bitter Kola ( orogbo)

Kola Nut ( obi abata )

Can be found at "Man must wak" African Caribbean Market in Oakland.

White Rum can be found at Food 4 Less or and grocery store that sells Alcohol.

Folks may need to look around for cowries but I have a few to bring.

Ms. Wanda to community:

I bought 100 cowrie shells online. They arrive Saturday. I also purchased bubbles. I will bring White flowers for the altar with vases and battery powered candles. I will get a dozen red roses 🌹 for the Ritual of Forgiveness.