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This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime.

This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted by PUNCH Online on Sunday.

The letter, dated April 16, 2024, was addressed to the Medical Director of the Ikorodu General Hospital.

The letter, titled ‘Notification of Magbo (Oro) Festival 2024,’ read, “This is to notify you of the above festival, which is slated for Thursday, May 16, 2024.

“According to tradition, all females are advised to remain in their respective homes and avoid moving around the town during the Oro festival.

“Please note that your organisation is affected by falling within the Oro traditional jurisdictions. You are hereby advised to adhere to the traditions of the town.”

The Oro festival, among others, is a prominent festival in the Yoruba tradition.

It’s celebrated by male descendants and usually characterised by a daytime procession and high-pitched sounds in some areas or across the community as the case may be.

It’s believed that females mustn’t be present during the ritual rites of the festival.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho; and the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, did not take their calls when our correspondent called to get their reaction on Sunday.

They have also not responded to the text messages sent to them.

Efforts made to get more clarification on the matter from the Ikorodu Palace also did not yield positive results as the calls made were unanswered.

https://punchng.com/traditional-festival-lagos-community-warns-females-to-stay-indoors-may-16/

Religious intolerance

vanbonattel:
Religious intolerance

Religious war right?

Anyway, this topic is the answer to those olodos saying Oro was brought out because of election.

Mama Sooks

They have a right to practice that within their jurisdiction.

We have a similar thing in my place, I wont be happy if you come to my place and disrespect the ways of my ancestors in the name of civilisation.
I wont advice anyone to disrespect another mans way of life.

If you no like their tradition comot from their land.... Simple

We are Africans, we were Africans before the white man came.
No matter how you try to adapt the white mans ways of life, the white man will still identify you as an African, you will never be called a European, if you think I am lying ask the African-Americans, notice that the word "African" came first.....

Being an African with a white mans culture is like a lion who barks.
You lost your identity, you lost your whole point of being.
A man without identity is a man who does not exist

In this age and time? Females should go about their lawful businesses. The police will protect them

Exousiang01:
They have a right to practice that within their jurisdiction.

We have a similar thing in my place, I wont be happy if you come to my place and disrespect the ways of my ancestors in the namw oc civilisation.
I wont advice anyone to disrespect another mans way of life.

If you no like their tradition comot from their land.... Simple

We are Africans, we were Africans before the white man came.
No matter how you try to adapt the white mans ways of life, the white man will still identify you as an African, you will never be called a European, if you think I am lying ask the African-Americans, notice that the word "African" came first.....

Being an African with a white mans culture is like a lion who barks.
You lost your identity, you lost your while point of being.
A man without identity is a man who does not exist

God bless you.

chopnaira:

Religious war right?

Anyway, this topic is the answer to those olodos saying Oro was brought out because of election.

Change this location to Anambra and you'll see yourself yapping how barbaric such culture is in this 21st century.


What sort of useless tradition is this

Lagos that claims to be an international city still stuck in the middle ages.. imagine New York City telling all the females to say indoors for 24 hours.. imagine loss of productivity and decline in GDP...No wonder everything is in Reversal in this Banana Republic.

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Paraman:
Ikorodu is no man's land, Igbo women will walk around the whole of Ikorodu on that day

They have a right to move to igbo land and go about their business.
I am aware that they arr festivals or and masquerades in igbo land that forbid the presence of women also.
They can go and dececrate their land.
Not another mans land.

You want to respect your culure but because they want to sell eguisi and ugwu they will disrespect another mans culture.....

Thats an animalistic behaviour.
Humans know how to cohabit animals don't

hisexcellency34:
In this age and time? Females should go about their lawful businesses. The police will protect them

you wan charge Oro to court?

COMRADES, sometimes when I see businesses being closed because of some primitive activities I get lost
So, you mean women shouldn't go to the office that day because of a primitive belief that did not help Nigeria in any way

Exousiang01:

They have a right to move to igbo land and go about their business.
I am aware that they arr festivals or and masquerades in igbo land that forbid the presence of women also.
They can go and dececrate their land.
Not another mans land.

You want to respect your culure but because they want to sell eguisi and ugwu they will disrespect another mans culture.....

Thats an animalistic behaviour.
Humans know how to cohabit animals don't

Not long ago, we saw a video of a nurse flogged mercilessly into the gutter by some Ibo masquerades in Enugu.

Fūck Oro festival, fūck ikorodu, fūck the thugs and touts who run amock during this savage practice
If you like the Oro barbarism then fūck you too

Stupid retrogressive practice. On one hand you shout women liberation and empowerment yet you this trashy gutter nonsensical barbaric practice the encourages the rape and murder of women for stepping outside on a day?

Fūck all ers and practitioners of Oro

CountinBlessins:
Fūck Oro festival, fūck ikorodu, fūck the thugs and touts who run amock during this savage practice
If you like the Oro barbarism then fūck you too

if you love your mother and sisters truly,send them out during the procession.

chopnaira:

Religious war right?

Anyway, this topic is the answer to those olodos saying Oro was brought out because of election.

Do you blame them? When I was young oro was a yearly thing in Yourba land, all of a sudden we stopped.

As seen...

peekspot:


https://punchng.com/traditional-festival-lagos-community-warns-females-to-stay-indoors-may-16/

So if I be woman and I get medical emergency. I can't come out on said date because of Wetin?

Una funny sha!

Africa is time we start pruning some aspects of out culture that are still anachronistic to modernity like this... Culture should be progressive

CountinBlessins:
Fūck Oro festival, fūck ikorodu, fūck the thugs and touts who run amock during this savage practice
If you like the Oro barbarism then fūck you too

This one is probably OSU!
You go Bleep taya!

hisexcellency34:
In this age and time? Females should go about their lawful businesses. The police will protect them

Make u carry ur sisters go now.
Make bodi tell dem one by one.

Barbaric! They should embrace civilization.

goslowgoslow:

This one is probably OSU!
You go Bleep taya!

Fūck OSU and fūck you

Ritualist all of Una

ENKR

Lanretoye:
if you love your mother and sisters truly,send them out during the procession.

Fūck you. Fūck Oro barbaric backward uncivilized trash festival and all its practitioners

Lagos is no man's land abi?

Ngozi, If them born una well, make una ladies come out tomorrow.

Exousiang01:
They have a right to practice that within their jurisdiction.

We have a similar thing in my place, I wont be happy if you come to my place and disrespect the ways of my ancestors in the name of civilisation.
I wont advice anyone to disrespect another mans way of life.

If you no like their tradition comot from their land.... Simple

We are Africans, we were Africans before the white man came.
No matter how you try to adapt the white mans ways of life, the white man will still identify you as an African, you will never be called a European, if you think I am lying ask the African-Americans, notice that the word "African" came first.....

Being an African with a white mans culture is like a lion who barks.
You lost your identity, you lost your whole point of being.
A man without identity is a man who does not exist

You too sabi!