The Big Tree is a tree near the town of Akim Oda which is 66.5 m (218 ft) tall and 396 cm (13 ft) in diameter, and believed to be the biggest tree ever discovered in Ghana and West Africa. It is a member of the species Tieghemella heckelii. [1] .

The waaqeffannaa spiritual society’s symbol for sacred tree is Odaa sycamore tree, the first tree of all trees which is brought forth with the first sacred Primordial Mound.

The Oda clan (Japanese: 織田氏, Hepburn: Oda-shi) is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they reached the peak of their power under Oda Nobunaga and fell soon after, several branches of the family continued as daimyo houses until the Meiji ...

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Jun 24, 2010 · ODAA is a symbol which represents the GADAA system of Oromia. ODAA consists of Leaves, branches, stem & one root. They depend on each other to survive but nobody carries anyone.

Dec 16, 2013 · Odaa is customarily believed to be the most respected and the most sacred tree, the shade of which was believed as the source of tranquility. Shade of the Odaa was both the central office of Gadaa government where the Gadaa assembly met and was a …

Dec 20, 2008 · Growing in the forests of Akim Oda in Ghana’s Eastern region, the tree known locally as “the Big Tree” is of the Bako species and its botanical name is tieghemela heckle. The sheer size and height of the tree leaves so many local people in awe making them deify it.

The ultimate aim of this paper is to investigate the socio-political and religious values of Odaa tree among the Oromo and to make a particular investigation on Odaa Nabe’s socio-political and religious value among the Tulama Oromo in Akaki Wereda.

To honor and to promote good governance in communities – Oromo people sit under Oda trees in a circular ring in order to observe nature and to engage with each other and mandate local laws (Gada). In this instance, no one person is greater than the other - …

Dec 1, 2016 · Gada assemblies, power transfer ceremonies and transition rites took place at these cultural spaces under Oda (sycamore tree) which is regarded as the symbol of the Gada System. Besides these main centres, there are also several ritual and ceremonial places within each clan’s Gada system.