Agemo festival
agemo festival masked masquerade festival traditionally held many yoruba city popularly linked ijebu people ogun state festival accompanying ritual celebrated honor spirit deity agemo believed protector child safeguard ijebus future blessing festival linked traditional african religion particular practice agemo cult issue like restriction movement certain period festival occur festival mostly celebrated month june august historically coincided harvesting maize ijebu farmer period festival take seven day beginning period fixed consultative meeting awujale ijebu head sixteen recognized titled agemos also called olofas festival historically preceded seven day chant oro cult beating drum gbedu music thereafter sixteen agemo masquerade different village proceed shrine imosan via ijebuode annual pilgrimage agemo carry item feather ram horn head followed agemo follower considered taboo woman see agemo masquerade procession imosan pilgrimage agemo masquerade stop receive gift offer prayer resident imosan masquerade receive additional gift sent awujale spend three day agemo shrine performing traditional religious rite appeasement agemo deity last day imosan traditional agemo ritual dance performed time witnessed men woman masquerade move ijebuode perform final rite festival festival end dance leader agemo tami onire awujale public dance agemos agemo festival old ritual performance among ijebus historically agemo priest part intellectual life ijebu year conflicting idea many titled agemos recognized ritual performed emerged though many recognize agemo title exist awujales modern time either muslim christian doesn’t stop fulfilling many historical role