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The 2025 Osun-Osogbo Festival, one of Africa’s longest-running cultural celebrations, ended on Friday with colourful rites at the UNESCO-listed Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo, Osun State.
The man who carried the symbolic white calabash, Igba Osun, a role traditionally performed by a votary maid.
The annual event, rooted in centuries-old Yoruba tradition, honours the river goddess Osun, revered for fertility, purity, and abundance.Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji Larooye II during the procession at the 2025 Osun-Osogbo festival festival on Friday…Photo Credit: Instagram| (Osun Osogbo Fest)
Leading the grand finale, the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji Larooye II, joined chiefs, Oloris, and devotees in rituals and prayers seeking blessings for the town.Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji Larooye II during the festival on Friday…Photo Credit: Instagram| (Osun Osogbo Fest)
The festival ended with a historic twist, as a man carried the symbolic white calabash, Igba Osun, a role traditionally performed by a votary maid.Tourists, worshippers, and cultural enthusiasts from around the world converged on the grove, reaffirming the festival’s reputation as a global pilgrimage of heritage and identity.
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