Oro Festival

Oro Festival is an event celebrated by towns and settlements of Yoruba origin. It is an annual traditional festival that is of patriarchal nature, as it is only celebrated by male descendants who are paternal natives to the specific locations where the particular event is taking place.[1] It worships the god/orisha, Orò, the Yoruba deity of bullroarers and justice. During the festival, females and non-natives stay indoors as oral history has it that Oro must not be seen by women and non-participating people.[2] The ceremonies surrounding the celebration of Oro differs from town to town, and one is often called after 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 & 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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