Olojo Festival ILE-IFE 2023 | Oba Ojaja Adewuyi Ogunwusi | Ooni of IFE South west Nigeria |

The Olojo Festival is a very significant annual traditional celebration in Ile-Ife, Osun State. It is a culture festival in the calendar of the Ile-Ife. It is believed to be a celebration of the remembrance of “Ogun”, the god of Iron, who is believed to be the first son of Oduduwa, the progenitor of the Yoruba people. For the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Olojo festival is a celebration of the dawn of creation and he believes that it lent credence to the belief that Ife is the cradle of human existence.
Traditionally, the Ooni goes into seclusion at a shrine seven days before the festival to perform traditional rites and meet the gods. Palace spokesman, Moses Olafare said the monarch used the period to offer prayers for peace, unity and development in Ile-Ife, Osun State and Nigeria.

Many people believe that when the king comes out from the seclusion, he would be highly possessed with spirits and the gods would accept whatever he says. Therefore, the day of Olojo festival is the day Ooni comes out from seclusion and his subjects wait to receive his blessings.

One of the significance of the festival is the way the Oba adorns the spiritual crown known as Aree. A traditionalist, Chief Idowu Ogunyoni said the Aree is a sacred crown inherited by the king and that it is the physical symbol of authority of the Ooni of Ife.

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