Olokun Festival
olokun festival name annual cultural festival nigeria celebrated throughout yorubaland various yoruba people group also edo yoruba language okun mean sea osa mean lagoon enclosed sea olokun goddessgod sea olosa also known osara goddess lagoon estuary celebrated venerated different festival yoruba tradition chief olokun shrine located ilode quarter ile ife according walode ileife chief kolawole omotayo abore chief priest olokun source explained “olokun goddess gathered water earth together creation moved current location – sea beginning life earth formless filled water olodumare obatala chief orisha went world commence process filling life thus obatala armed igba iwa descended heaven chain “right ilode stand great goddess olokun began drawing water together moved everything ilare remote part earth sea today among ilaje live along coastline ondo state olokun deity believed goddess sea power give child barren woman also believed control ocean wave sink sea vessel evildoer olokun also goddess rich power enrich devotee worshipper olokun generally dressed immaculate white attire face coated white chalk ‘efun’ festival note among ilajes olokun festival held high esteem people believe moderating influence life edo celebrate late february st moon th moon take place usonigbe site olokuns shrine edo state another modern festival held lagos state november latter festival held since organized olokun festival foundation become important tourist local attraction led otunba gani adam also lead oodua people’s congress