Oro Festival

Oro Festival is an annual traditional festival that is common among the Yorubas.[1] It is usually observed in July among Oro cult members and has been celebrated for over 56 years. During the festival, people stay indoors as oral history has it that Oro must not be seen by women and non-participating people.[2] Oro festival is usually held in seven days by traditional chief priests to appease a local deity and also to indicate the death of a monarch.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Josiah Oluwole (31 July 2015). "Ooni: Ife Declares Oro Festival". Premium Times. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (26 September 2000). "Nigeria: Oro festival including the role of the Oro priest and whether, or not, he or she is masked; whether there are any penalties invoked against those who observe the priest performing his rituals". Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Tunji Omofoye (1 August 2015). "Traditionalists Hold Oro Festival In Ile-Ife". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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