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By: Lawal sofiat yetunde
Oro festival is part of the African culture as the festival is described as an 'Anti-Women's festival'.
The 'ORO' is said to be a deity that people do not joke with most, especially the traditional / Idol worshippers due to its power. The deity has its specific location for worshipping that ordinary people who are not in the system can't just enter.
The celebration of the festival is one of the festivals designed for cleansing away every form of evil/calamity that might torment the city and to ensure there is progress in the town or village.
The Celebration of Oro is done annually and the atonement or ritual is performed by men who are in the system.
It's widely that a curfew is declared when Oro is meant to parade a community and females are confined indoors. It is taboo for females to set eyes on the deity. The restriction also extends to males that are non-initiates and non-natives.
The initiated men who perform the rite put on a skirt, beads, and most times without apparel.
The ceremonies surrounding the celebration of Oro differ from town to town and it is often called after the death of the King(Monarch) or when an important official who is into traditions dies, the oro is called upon to ensure a special atonement is done to protect the lives of the community.
The voice of Oro is loud to an extent that it fills the public and private spaces which serves as a blessing to everyone who hears it.
Editor: Gbolade Akeem Adefolariwa.
Published by: Mondiu Sherifat Oluwaseun