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OLOJO FESTIVAL 2023

This is the biggest festival on the culture calendar of Ile-Ife. The Olojo (controller of time-Death) festival is celebrated in remembrance of Ogun, the god of iron who is believed to be the first son of Oduduwa as well as the creation of the world according to Yoruba mythology. The festival takes place annually in October and involves several elaborate ritual prayers led by the Ooni.

WORLD IFA FESTIVAL 2023


The Ifa Festival is an annual seven-day event which ends on the first Saturday of June. Ifa (also known as Orunmila) is an oracle of divinity and one of the principal deities of the Yoruba people.

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