Olojo festival
olojo festival ancient festival celebrated annually ife osun state nigeria one popular festival yoruba land described oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi festival celebrates black race world yoruba word olojo mean day first dawn describes grateful heart man towards god creation existence human olojo festival culture festival calendar ileife osun state located southwestern part nigeria celebration remembrance “ogun” god iron believed first son oduduwa progenitor yoruba people festival held annually october one biggest festival culture calendar lleife day ooni king ife appears seven day seclusion denial communing ancestor praying people make pure ensure efficacy prayer ooni emerges woman maternal paternal family sweep palace symbolically ridding palace evil ooni later appears public crown king’s crown believed original crown used oduduwa lead procession traditional chief priest perform shrine ogun next stage ceremony lead crowd okemogun’s shrine performs duty including renewal oath divination ooni foot oketage hill araba chief priest well visiting place historical importance shrine traditional chief sword office marked chalk cam wood appear ceremonial attire dance rhythm bembe traditional drum style grum singing chief different ooni dance drum called osirigi ifa festival sevenday festival take place every year first saturday june ifa also known orunmila deity oracle one yoruba people important deity first day festival includes ritual ijawe ifa ooni leaf picking oonis oracle arisun idana afin culinary vigil palace second day dedicated bibo ifa ooni sacrifice oonis oracle third fourth day dedicated awo oloju merindinlogun performing rite cult sixteen face public lecture roundtable discussion woman ifa well performance ritual priest named araba agbaye took place fifth day great climax begin saturday last early next day includes iwure blessingsprayer araba agbaye backbone universe arabas well feeding ifa crafting year divination olojo remained popular ileife myth history connotes day year specially blessed olodumare creator universe olojo also literally translated owner day prayer offered peace tranquility yoruba nigeria age group participate significance unification yoruba tradition hold ileife cradle yoruba city survivor spiritual seat yoruba land ancient olubunmi ao rise fall yoruba race bcad publishing palace isbn ijesa racial purity publishing palace isbn akinjogbin hg cradle race ife beginning lagos book also chapter present religious situation town bascom william yoruba southwestern nigeria new york book mainly deal ife olojo festival article