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2018 Obatala festival kicks at Obafemi Awolowo University

2018 Obatala festival kicks at Obafemi Awolowo University

This year’s Obatala festival in Ile-Ife kicked off in pomp and circumstance on Monday, as  thousands of the adherents of Obatala deity as well as spectators gathered at the Oduduwa hall of Obafemi Awolowo University, where the opening colloquium held, the Vice Chancellor of the school, Eyitope Ogunbodede, emphasised the need for the promotion of African culture in Nigeria and beyond.

The 4th colloquium of the annual festival of the Obatala worshippers, a religious group, was witnessed by people from Africa and other continents. Dignitaries, leaders of traditional religion, royal fathers, representative of the Ooni of Ile-Ife and the representative of the Governor of Osun State were in attendance.

After dancing and cultural performances by different groups, the speakers lectured the audience on the significance of the celebration of Obatala, the god of creativity, according to the Yoruba mythology of creation. All the worshippers wore white clothes as it represents the holiness of the god, Obatala.

Isoro Dada, the spiritual leader of the World Obatala Religious Congress, spoke extensively about the beliefs of the devotees of Obatala, also known as ‘Oorisa nla’ among the Yorubas.

“The prominent messenger of the Almighty God aided the creation of humans by helping with the formation of human head,” he said.

Also, the director of the institute of African culture at the OAU, Felix Omidire, opined that the contemporary religious groups draw the worship of their gods from the worship of Obatala. He illustrated using some Christian lyrics, which refers to the holiness of God.

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