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Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 6:18am On Oct 19, 2023 |
If you grew up on the island in the 80s you would know this festival. Eyo festival. It used to be held that year on the island and you'll see Lagosians trooping out to celebrate it. I remember seeing them as a child around our area as they'll walk all the way from obas palace on the island down to the streets of Ikoyi claded in white with their opambata and that hat they wear over covered faces that makes them look very scary, chanting the Eyo song and making one sound like eesua! We as kids then used to run screaming to our houses as they approach. What happened to them cos it's been a while they held this Eyo festival. Even before I relocated from the island in the early 2000, it stopped. Any one remember or saw this as a child? 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by otipoju(m): 6:32am On Oct 19, 2023 |
I saw one around 2010. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 6:34am On Oct 19, 2023 |
otipoju: Where? Thats a long time though. .those days (80s) they used to do it periodically and the periodic gap wasn't much like now. Where did you see it? 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Bintabisiriyu2: 6:50am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Aren't these the gun welding masquerades portrayed in king of boys 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Bintabisiriyu2: 6:50am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Aren't these the gun wielding masquerades portrayed in king of boys 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Naomichibundo(f): 6:54am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Yeah I saw one when I was a kid 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Ozommadu: 7:14am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Jewessgratitud3: That was when the original inhabitants of lagos control the affairs of their environment. Now they've been overrun by owomida thugs, touts and criminal politicians from kwara, osun et al. Smh |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 7:18am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Ozommadu: You have a point there. Those days there was nothing like omo ta. Everywhere was peaceful and calm. Hm... Good old days. 2 Likes |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 7:22am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Bintabisiriyu2: Gun kwa? No o. These were mature men and it was sticks called Opambata they held those days, not guns. Wetin concern Eyo with gun . Na that stick if you no commot for road, Dem go whip you with the stick and if you jam Dem commot slippers o otherwise you go collect. 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 7:23am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by JASONjnr(m): 7:26am On Oct 19, 2023 |
This was originally the cultural representation of Lagos state ..... We thank God for development, but we should never throw away our cultural heritage and history..... 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 7:27am On Oct 19, 2023 |
JASONjnr:Yeah. It was a Lagos thing. They even have the big statue of Eyo masquerade in the center of Eko Idumota market. 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by alpharoyalty: 7:28am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Muslims will not like it. Go ask the traditionalist in illorin and osun. |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 7:33am On Oct 19, 2023 |
alpharoyalty: How? I don't understand? There was this man, my dad's colleague that used to participate in it. In fact it was because of him that the Eyos troop into our area. His name is Mr Azeez, a practicing Muslim. he has the complete attire and used to join them anytime it was held. Uncle Azeez keh.. na Dem dey bring am enter Ikoyi those days. 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by alpharoyalty: 7:56am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Jewessgratitud3: His type of Islam must be different from the extreme form practiced by the people in ilorin and most northern states. I find it difficult to believe that people can fight beautiful tradition and discard it completely. Most people don't have tradition anymore aside from the religion handed down to them by barbaric Arabs. I pray lagos state does not get to the type practiced by those in ilorin and northern Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 8:22am On Oct 19, 2023 |
alpharoyalty: Hmmm... |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by SporaD8: 9:47am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Jewessgratitud3:Good vivid memory you've got on them head of yours! Eyo is still very much alive; albeit strictly regulated by the authority!!! Why? During the military administration of General Abacha; the Cult-like rivalry, public display of animosity and eventual blaady butchery that often characterize the Eyo Festivities among the various sect of the masqueraders is such that put Nigeria in a very bad light in the international community.(Remember it's a tourist attraction event covered by international media houses) This led to its banned, which was later reviewed to Restrictions. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 10:11am On Oct 19, 2023 |
SporaD8: Hmm... Really? I never heard of this o. I just thought it faded like every other cultural values of the ancient times. Wow. Thanks for the heads-up bro. 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by WeirdAlien: 5:13pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Looking carefully at the costumes, EYO masquerades have "White man" written all over them. * The hat is certainly of European origin. * The emaculate (bleached) white fabric was imported. Local cotton cannot be sparkling white. It's just celebrating the white man's culture. |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Gbadugbakun(m): 5:44pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Jewessgratitud3:Hunger. Do you think it's easy to wear that gown and be dancing in this Tinubu's era. They will just collapse and die. The hunger is too much. |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 6:07pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Gbadugbakun: 😂 😂 😂 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by otipoju(m): 6:21pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Jewessgratitud3: Lagos Island.na. TBS. There were hundreds if not thousands of them. It was during Fashola's era in celebration of a notable lagos chief who had passed on to the other side 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 7:27pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
otipoju: Oh . Ok that's should be some ten fifteen years ago. |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by 1Sharon(f): 8:21pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
I've heard stories about them. Towards the end of the night, those outfits become dirty and the get drunk and start raping local women |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by constance500: 8:24pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Go to badagry 1 Like |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Jewessgratitud3: 8:34pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
1Sharon: Yeah they always ended up drunk but raping women? I never heard of such. That's bad though. constance500:Badagry? Ok |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Bintabisiriyu2: 10:15pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
1Sharon: Are you serious |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by Eastcoastboy(m): 10:42pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Gbadugbakun: |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by DodadaKoKigbe: 1:35am On Oct 20, 2023 |
1Sharon: STOP the lies. STOP confusing Yoruba culture with your useless culture. What's the name of that your useless tribe again? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by DyingFetus: 1:43am On Oct 20, 2023 |
They kill children and roast their corpses What's good in afonjas masquerade killing kids ?? |
Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by 1Sharon(f): 1:59am On Oct 20, 2023 |
DodadaKoKigbe: Remind me because I've forgotten
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Re: Its Been Long Since I Saw This Held In Lagos. Has It Stopped? by BabaRamota1980: 9:14pm On Oct 22, 2023 |
DodadaKoKigbe:Yam-ree. 1 Like |
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