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The Olojo Festival is an ancient festival celebrated annually in Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. [1] It is one of the popular festivals in the Yoruba land , and was once described by Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as a festival that celebrates the Black race all over the world. [ 2 ]
The Olojo Festival is an ancient festival celebrated in Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. It is celebrated yearly. It is celebrated yearly. This festival is a well known festival in the Yoruba land , it was once described by Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as a festival that celebrate the Black race all over the world. [ 112 ]
Ojo is a town and local government area [2] in Lagos State, Nigeria, with a few notable locations such as Lagos State University and the Alaba International Market as well as others. Ojo is located on the eastern section of the Trans–West African Coastal Highway, about 37 km west of Lagos.
The presence of HLHA glass beads discovered throughout West Africa [32] (e.g., Igbo-Ukwu in southern Nigeria, Gao and Essouk in Mali, and Kissi in Burkina Faso), after the ninth century CE, [33] reveals the broader importance of this glass industry in the region and shows its participation in regional trade networks [32] (e.g., trans-Saharan ...
Ogun Festival; Ojude Oba festival; Olojo festival; Oro Festival; S. Sango Festival This page was last edited on 25 December 2023, at 21:17 (UTC). Text is available ...
Pages in category "Cultural festivals in Nigeria" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Ogun Festival; Ojude Oba festival; Olojo festival;
The Eyo Festival, otherwise known as the Adamu Orisha Play, [1] is a Yoruba festival unique to Lagos, Nigeria and has a strong historical footing in Iperu-Remo, a town in Ikenne Local Government, Ogun State. [2] In modern times, it is presented by the people of Lagos as a tourist event. [3]
For instance, the Oyo Empire held the annual Odun Oba, or King's Festival, [4] and Ife Kingdom celebrated the Odun Olojo, or Day of Creation. [5] During the colonial period, the Yoruba culture adapted to various influences from the British Empire, leading to the emergence of Owambe parties as a form of social expression and resistance. [6]