Eyo Festival
THE particular emblematic celebration and the core of traditionalism in Lagos, Adamu Orisa Play, also called Eyo disguise trooped out to the lanes of Lagos Island, prevalently called Eko (hinterland of Lagos) on Saturday, May 20, 2017 to check the 50th Commemoration of Lagos State. The state was built up on May 27, 1967 and has initiated occasions denoting the festival of the Brilliant Celebration since April 8, 2017. Mr. Habeeb Fasinro, Lagos @ 50 Arranging Board of trustees' Co-executive in an announcement, affirmed that the Eyo celebration will be commended on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS). In any case, the current year's celebration will be the 68th ever of.
Eyo disguise, the most respectable celebration of Lagosians would highlight around 53 gatherings (Iga) in the current year's celebration with five gatherings of the Orisas as the leader of all. The Adimu, (Orisa baba Nla Mila); Okanlaba Ekun (Alakete pupa), the Olopa Eyo; Eyo Orisa Oniko (Abara yewu, egun onigemo); Eyo Orisa Ologede (Olugbani) and Eyo Orisa Angere (Agere Mo Lokun) individually. The celebration is utilized to stamp significant occasions and burial service functions.
Some Eyo showing amid its Celebration as a component of exercises denoting the Lagos @50 festivities at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos Island, on Saturday, May 20, 2017
Customarily, it is done to pay tribute to the end of an Oba, a Boss, or an eminent Lagosian who has contributed hugely to the improvement of Lagos. Its ubiquity extends past the shores of this nation, it can be presumed that the Eyo disguise itself speaks to Lagos. The remarkable component of this occasion is its rare organizing, the Eyo does not hang on a yearly premise like the well known Lagos jamborees of Olowogbowo, Oko-Faji and so on. There have been times in the past when for a long time, the occasion did not hold, additionally there have been years when Eyo was organized, three, four and five times in a solitary year: 1903, 1906 and 1909 individually.
Desires of the individuals who are yet to witness the Adamu Orisa Play may be constrained to the officially comfortable masquerades with a clothing of various hues and whips yet the Eyo disguise is in no way, shape or form comparable; the streaming white poplin (aropale), the brightened cap (Chimp/Aga) which separates one Eyo amass from the others and the Eyo staff (opa eyo) used to broaden the gifts of the Adamu Orisa Play by touching an individual, is a supreme element and a delight to see.
Adamu Orisa began from Benin. Eyo celebration has had a great deal of effect on tourism ideal from the time the Portuguese first set foot on Eko and dedicated it Lagos, the Island has pulled in nonnatives by virtue of its numerous focal points as a seaport.
Vanguard discovered that Eyo Orisa Oniko was alongside Eyo Orisa Adimu in rank however that Oba Adele, amid his rule requested Okanlabato to expect the second position and it has been similar to that from that point forward. It was likewise affirmed that Eyo Okanlaba has no Orisa yet 'Laba (emblematic Sack), which is the property of the ruling Oba. In the interim, Vanguard would now be able to uncover that Okanlaba's second position in the orisa gather has stayed that way and will be so until the end of time. Then, each "Orisa of Eyo" has customary capacities which must execute as coordinated by the Incomparable Leader of all the Orisas, "Orisa Adimu", including the Eyo Onilaba known as the Eyo Oba or Eyo Alakete Pupa. Laba is the "Police" of the Orisa Adimu organization. They are to guarantee and keep up most extreme train among the Eyo gatherings.
They should guarantee that Eyo assemble keep to the principles and directions of Adamu Orisa Play.
They take mandates from Wonder Adimu and keep up normal contact with Stunningness Adimu all through the readiness time frame and Adamu Orisa Play day.
"ORISA ONIKO" The trip of this divinity amid the midnight – early morning of Adamu Orisa Play day is to guarantee that the fallen angel and other malice spirits are headed out from the town. The Orisa must pick a portion of his supporters, who are accepted would participate in the Adamu Orisa Play, to lead "Opa Parades" for the declaration of Adamu Orisa Play day.