The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and his wife,
Olori Wuraola were present at the 41st edition of the Odunde Festival in Philladelphia.
ODUNDE was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth
Arthur. The festival attracts UP TO 500,000 people annually and is the largest
African American street festivals held in the country.
The festival, whose concept originates from the
Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for African Americans and Africanized people around the world. It is an occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Osun, the Yoruba goddess of the river.
Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for African Americans and Africanized people around the world. It is an occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Osun, the Yoruba goddess of the river.
Ooni also met with Mama Fernandez - the woman who started
the Festival in Philadelphia, 41 years ago. The Odunde Festival is regarded as
one of the largest African celebration on the east coast of the United States.
ODUNDE is also known for its authentic African marketplace
featuring vendors from around the world selling merchandise from many African
nations, the Caribbean and Brazil.
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