Among the few tourist site sponsored by the UNESCO is the popular Osun Osogbo shrine/ groove, It is a symbol of African culture and religion.

Osun osogbo festival attract more than 200,000 visitors from around the globe every August of the year. Most of the visitors are either worshipers or Tourist, And don't be suprise when people rushed down to the river to get a water from the shrine in different container. It has been claimed that the water is a source of spiritual healing for the believers.

This year festival is going to be more colourful with the full participation of the Ogbeni Rauf administration and also the Private establishment like MTN, Lagos Airport Hotel, And many more.

The festival commence on the 19th of August and the grand finale is 23rd of August @ the shrine.

Let celebrate our culture.
Ore yeye oo.......

It is not "African" culture and religion. It is "Yoruba" culture and religion.

Thanks for your precise contribution, but all the same, it is Africa. Remember the shrine is one of the few sponsored shrine by UNESCO in the whole world.

Am proud 2 be african,yoruba.
Saw the advert. On tv and i was wowed ,lot of tins happening in the yorubaland,we need more publicity.
Osogbo ile alaro

There is one big question, and the fact is how much is the participatory level of our people in this kind of festival.

Everybody gone with foreign culture, every year gorvernment spend a large amount of money on pilgrimage while we neglect our own potentials.

May We never suffer.

According to an Emir of Machina Local Gorvernment in the Northern Nigeria during his speech at the Macuf Festival, He said " while people are claiming that our local religion is bad and have many taboo and limitation, why can't we remove the limitation and remodel it for full participatory "

BNLR: There is one big question, and the fact is how much is the participatory level of our people in this kind of festival.

Everybody gone with foreign culture, every year gorvernment spend a large amount of money on pilgrimage while we neglect our own potentials.

May We never suffer.

According to an Emir of Machina Local Gorvernment in the Northern Nigeria during his speech at the Macuf Festival, He said " while people are claiming that our local religion is bad and have many taboo and limitation, why can't we remove the limitation and remodel it for full participatory "

HE really said that! My broda, if you kindly have the source I would appreciate it.

IT is good to see such forward thinking among our Ngizm brothers.

Nigeria is my pilgrimage centre.

The Emir is my Boss during my NYSC, the man is learned his name is HRH, Bukar Albishir Machinama

He is the one that sponsored the said Macuf Festival. Then i was posted to the Local gorvernment as a tour guide and researcher

oh that is great. Yes the Mai is educated and tours the world and visits Universities.

on a side not, what is this Macuf festival about?

I really don't want to deviate from the original thread, i will like to create another thread for that, and i hope we can work together to promote our culture in diversity @ Pagan 9ja.

BNLR: I really don't want to deviate from the original thread, i will like to create another thread for that, and i hope we can work together to promote our culture in diversity @ Pagan 9ja.

ok SIr you can discuss it on this thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/1401415/nigeria-monarch-focuslight-emir-machina

we can try to get it on frontpage aswell.

We got to take it slow and steady.........Osun osogbo start tomorw at the Palace of Ataoja with the Lighting of the sacred lamp ( Atupa Oloju merindinlogun ) 16 face local lamp.

Tomorw Monday 19th August, Esuru ( Yam ) will be use for sacrifice and you can eat as much as possible because, everyone will be rejoicing for seeing another year.

Ore Yeye O......

GReat. THe Gods Bless and Guide Nigeria.

Regards to the Moderator, hope to see michelin and Odumchi at the shrine too, coz am very sure Pagan 9ja will be there.

You can come with your white attire to feel among.