OSI a north western town which was established over 200 years ago in ondo state in Nigeria is home to different kinds of cultural practices and traditions, since the majority of people based in the land are of the Yourba tribe, they carry out general Yoruba cultural practices like new yam festival, egungun festival etc.

But one preeminent, primitive and most controversial practice of all which is only peculiar to Osi and ipetu-ijesha is the Opa festival..(cane festival)

Opa festival does not involve rituals or making of sacrifices unto any idol, this is why throngs participate in the ceremony. It is all about singing and dancing while some physically fit men and women voluntarily flog each other on their back; the young and the old engage in severe flogging of each other to mark the clearing of the bush for cultivation. Strong young men see it as an exercise while many people see it as a torturous festival.
Now when we are talking about caning, we don't mean play acting, this is a festival where you are seriously caned with fat or thin steady canes to test your courage and endurance, to see if you are really fit to be called a Son and daughter of the land..

The king and cheifs are not left out of this festival , they are free to beat any subjects but they don't get beaten...seriously, you want to beat a king?...

In an interview with the king when he was asked why in this jet age do they still carry out this primitive activities, he said " It is a festival we got from our forefathers which is compulsory for Osi indegenes both home and abroad because it answers prayers,makes pregnant women gives birth easily, it heals and a great protective sheild against all types of physical and spiritual diseases, that is why we love doing it"

Well, thanking God that I am not an indegene of osi town,(winks) but if the sons and daughters of the land aren't complaining, if they enjoy what they do who are we to complain?

So next time you feel like visiting a new place,going on a excursion, or you want to test your endurance spirit, Osi might just be the best place for you and God help you, it might be the time when they are celebrating the
Opa festival.

P.S : please don't mind the bad quality pictures, they are the only ones available for now.

Source:
http://dandywriter..com/2016/02/the-festival-where-king-beats-subjects.html?m=1

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End time festival !!!!

Wickedness

Hmmmmm... In this jet age. Backwardness.. Only God knows if those people have ever heard of Google in their life. Uncivilised set of people.

Omo na me bis ? Second 2 comment ?

Op, wait lemme go and bring my koboko too.

Is allright

very funny, Cain festival indeed

Came to check the region buh was surprised, guess they beat the North to this...

Gk

Alape festival. The only make use of a single type of long cane. You must wear jeans though to participate.

I love dis kinda festival... Free flogging, only the strongest will last.





Btw OP i thought Ondo is in South-West how come u wrote North-west there.

Kk

Motherfucker2:
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mutha! which kind space booking be this.

rasmico:
Omo na me bis ? Second 2 comment ?

Olodo lol

so...I will stand jejely...and one idiot will flog me
with cane...
I will change it for them

" The king and cheifs are not left out of this festival , they are free to beat any subjects but they don't get beaten...seriously, you want to beat a king?..."


Hehehe...
I can imagine that

How I wish Mynd44 nd I come from that axis, by now I for done buy beta cane put am better juju wey I go take flog evil spirit comot from him Body..

If they were a group banging ceremony now, it would have made more sense...

missionmex:
Wickedness

LOOOL

Vanquay:
What a barbaric culture. Absolutely Disgusting. They are right up there with islam on my disgust scale

That's your headache...
They are not complaining

Nkan Nbe

How will this increase my bank account from #1352 to $100000000000000000

Ojo yen ni Oba ma wo Aja.

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First-to-comment] Strugglers.
Hehehe...

Castrated set of buffons

but i dont see any cane