The 3-day 2024 Alaraagbo Festival will begin today, Saturday , June 29, 2024, in the ancient city of Ile-Ife , Osun state ,and this year’s edition would be hosted by the Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.
Ooni Ogunwusi’s spokesman, Mr. Moses Olafare noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Friday that the programmes of event released by Yeye Alaraagbo Oodua, who is also the Global Coordinator of Alaraagbo World Festival; Yeye Abiye Osunbunmi Ifasemilore, submitted that the 3- day annual festival will begin today, Saturday 29th, June, 2024 ,with the arrival of members of the World Alaraagbo ElereOmo Spiritual Network, home and abroad, and other participants who are mainly practitioners of the African Traditional Religion worldwide.
‘Attendees of this year’s edition will witness several cultural activities including Cultural Musical Concert, The Iyalode and Ajaguna Chanting Concert, and cultural sports and games like Ayo Olopon while several prizes will be won.
On Monday, July 1, 2024, which brings the 3 -day Alaraagbo festival 2024 to its climax, participants are expected to converge on the Courtyard of the Ile-Oodua palace of the Ooni, Enuwa, Ile-Ife at 9am from where the ritual of procession to the sacred groove of Alaraagbo known as EGBE ELEREOMO GROOVE will be led by the Ooni, while necessary traditional rites for Alaraagbo festival will be performed in accordance with the customs.
This will be followed by the Grand Finale ceremony at the Ooni’s palace on the same day (Sunday) at 2pm which will be attended by the participants and the invited guests.
Activities already lined up for this grand finale include an empowerment programme for over 500 widows and other indigent women, awards of recognition to some important individuals, dancing/music competitions and the festival’s symbolic spiritual blessings from the Natural Head and Spiritual leader of the entire Oduduwa race globally; Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, The Ooni of Ife’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
