AGEGE KINGDOM HOLDS #ISESE (TRADITION) DAY FESTIVAL.
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The Isese Festival is the celebration of all traditional spiritual practices in the African Diaspora.
Ò̩tún wẹ òsì, òsì wẹ Ò̩tún, lọwó̩ fi mmó̩
The right washing the left, the left washing the right, that’s the way we make our hands clean. Success manifests when people work together.- Yoruba Proverb
As Muslims celebrate the birth of Mohammed all around the world, and Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, the traditionalists all over the world have also set aside a day to celebrate their fate and belief.
We highlight an ancient Yoruba festival celebrated in many countries around the world which has only recently received government approval in its homeland . Isese Day celebrates the Yoruba traditions and religion in a display of culture and spirituality.
Here are 5 facts about the Isese Traditional Festival:
#Isese is the Yoruba word for #Tradition.
The appropriate greeting for Isese Day is “Isese l’agba” and the response is “Isese l’agba gbogbo wa” .
Isese day is celebrated by Yoruba diaspora communities all around the world with parties, festivals, parades, lectures and display of other traditional apparels to attract tourists from other parts of the world.
The date does differ depending on the country but the spirit of Isese tradition is the same.
Although the actual day is a state holiday, week long festivities leading up to August 20 are celebrated in Osogbo.
Isese Day was first declared as a public holiday by the Osun State government in Nigeria,in 2014 .
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