The Udiroko Festival is set to take place on Wednesday, August 21, in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, coinciding with the celebration of Isese Day.
Ado Ekiti will host the Udiroko Festival on Wednesday, August 21, as part of the Isese Day celebrations.
This year’s Isese Day falls on Tuesday, August 20, and has been declared a public holiday by some governors in western Nigeria, granting state employees the day off.
Online popularity is growing for the Udiroko festival, which stars Yoruba actors Yomi Fash Lanso, Laide Bakare, Shola Kosoko, and Foluke Daramola.
The festival of Udiroko, held in 1310 under Oba Awamaro, is named for the first celebration held under an Iroko tree and honors the first reunion of Ado Ekiti’s forefathers following a protracted journey from Benin.
Gossipinfo previously reported that several governors in Nigeria’s western region have designated Tuesday, August 20, as Isese Day, thereby granting a holiday to civil servants in their respective jurisdictions.
Images and videos from this year’s Udiroko festival are beginning to surface on social media. A video posted on the festival’s Instagram account features well-known Yoruba actors, including Yomi Fash Lanso, Laide Bakare, Shola Kosoko, and Foluke Daramola, who are currently in Ekiti State for the occasion.
The festival, which originated in 1310 during the reign of Oba Awamaro, represents the inaugural gathering of the ancestors of Ado Ekiti upon their arrival in the town after a lengthy journey from Benin. The name Udiroko is derived from the location of its first celebration, which took place beneath an Iroko tree at the palace of the then reigning Oba.
In 2022, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, refuted claims that the Udiroko festival is associated with idolatry.
Udiroko got its name from where it was first celebrated which was under an iroko tree at the palace of the then Oba.
It’s a Nine days event starting the ground finale is on the 21st of August and they will have their thanksgiving on Sunday.
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