Ovia-Osese Festival
oviaosese festival yearly celebrated festival ogoris town located ogorimagongo local government area kogi state nigeria share boundary edo state yoruba town hold oviaosese festival annually initiate young girl within adulthood called womanhood initiation done young girl maintained kept year still virgin rite done promote quality purity sanctity abstinence untouched physical emotional state young girl celebration encourages younger growing one keep premarital affair back family ogori community culture initiating daughter clocked adulthood stage family prepare female gender ripe marriage plan home cook female activity later family culture adopted community culture practised yearly festival celebrate young girl reaching adulthood also kept act helped community young girl taking extra measure keep celebrated festival festival also eye opener men seeking wife come eyepick woman love likewise men shy weak proposing expressing making advance towards female gender open ogoris festival continuously passing message selfrestrain sexual discipline among young girl reason international recognition rich culture placed world map festival young girl called ibusuke maiden ivia perform traditional dance entertain community visitor came festival dance performance lot noise gesture awarded young men also shine eye search missing rib young girl perform dance dressed traditional attire rapped around chest bead neck wrist movement song facial expression showcase festival colour also festival limited dancing initiation also feature cooking competition talent hunt free health programme sporting event school debate quiz also beauty pageant