About the Religious Greetings
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In open spaces the Iyawo should greet his/her elders (Olosha Babalosha, Iyalosha, Babalawo, Oluwo, etc.) and other Iyawo. He/she must be the first to greet and should ask for blessings at the time he/she crosses her/her arms on the chest. In religious places, the Iyawo follows the steps according to tradition.
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When the Iyawo meets his/her godfather/godmother or the Oyugbona in a religious place, he/she must lie on the floor as a sign of respect for his/her elder's Guiding Osha.
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All priests and priestesses must raise the Iyawo or junior Olosha from the floor. The Iyawo greets his/her elders one by one.
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The Iyawo must never touch anyone with his/her hands when greeting someone. No shake hands ever. The Iyawo is like a newly born child who is in danger of assimilating any negative energies when being in contact with other persons.
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If the Iyawo must get in physical contact with others because of his/her profession (doctors, nurses, physiologists, sports instructors, artists, etc.), the Oba, during the Yoko Osha Ita section, should ask about the correct procedure to behave.