Eyo festival

Eyo festival

Tigiri

Aŋa yitaalombile	cultural event
Piiluu	1780
Paaloŋ	Nigeria
Indigenous to	Yoruba people
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Lagos State

Eyo Bajulaiye Ineso masquerade in a residential area of Lagos near the Tafawa Balewa Square.

A Eyo Festival, meng nang e Adamu Orisha Play, e la Yoruba tigiri ko a Lagos, Nigeria nang taa yelkori Iperu-Remo, paalong kaŋa nang be a Ikenne Local Government, Ogun State. A dasaŋa nang, o taa la eebo ko a Lagos nan e nimie boŋkaare. Yi a yelkori baabo zuiŋ, o taa la yelkori baabo kyaare Lagos Island. a bebiri nang ko a 2000 commemorating Justice G.B.A. Coker, a Lagos high chief, ko Olori Adimu ane a Olori Egyo kyaare a Adimu Eyo cultural masquerade.

Yelkori

Yelkori, Iperue la a yizie ko, cradle ane originator ko Eyo nang be Nigeria ane a tendaa zaa. O taa la uli 5/parԑԑ mine la Iga Eyo nang be Iperu Akesan

Yie mine ko Iga nang be Eyo nang taa eebo kyaare:

1. Iga Pakerike which is symbolized by red cap of éyo
2. Iga Agbonmagbe, also symbolized by blue cap of éyo.
3. Iga éyo Odoru
4. Iga éyo Mogusen/Amororoo
5. Iga éyo Fibigbuwa

The major source of éyo in Iperu is the Iga éyo Pakeriké and other 4 are the Iperu Royal houses.

History made us to understand that Eyó was brought to Lagos to entertain an in-law which has now become something more celebrated in Lagos today.

Akesan aagbé wa! Remo asuwon ooo!

Tigiri Bebie

2000

• 2000, Commemorating Justice G.B.A. Coker, a Lagos high chief, the Olori Adimu and the Olori Eyo of the Adimu Eyo cultural masquerade.

2011

• November 26, commemorating Prince Yesufu Abiodun Oniru, a Lagos nobleman.

2017

• May 20, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lagos state tagged Lagos@50 and also to commemorate the life and times of the late Oba of Ikate Kingdom Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi Kunsela 11.

Prohibited items

Boma ama mine ba seng neng a tigiri diibu:

• Okada motorcycle taxis
• bicycles
• sandals
• Suku - a cornrowed hairstyle popular among the Yorubas, one that has the hair converge at the middle, then shoot upward, before tipping downward.
• smoking
• female with head tie or headgear or any covering of the head
• male with cap of any kind
• wearing of the Eyo costume overnight or to cross a river or lagoon.

The masquerades are known to beat people who use any of the prohibited items at sight with their staffs.

Enfuomo

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  Bridge pillars in Lagos showing Eyo figures
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  Eyo figure advertising upcoming festival
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  Members of the Eyo Iga Etti procession at the Eyo festival at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, including a man carrying a burning pot on his head.
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  The banner of the Eyo Iga Taiwo Olowo entering the TBS.
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  The banner of the Eyo Iga Opeluwa entering the TBS.
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  The banner of the Eyo Awise entering the TBS.
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  Masquerades in the Eyo Iga Etti procession.
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  Eyo Olokun masquerades at the TBS. Eyo Olokun are connected with Olokun, the Yoruba deity of the sea.
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  Children in costume at the festival.
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  Masquerades of the Eyo Iga Sasi entering the TBS in Lagos in procession.
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  A man carrying a burning pot on his head as part of a procession in a residential area of Lagos. Probably a member of Eyo Iga Etti.
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  Masquerades of the Eyo Iga Faji parading in the TBS.
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  A performer on stilts as part of the Eyo Agere Molokun procession parading in the TBS.
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  A packed lunch brought by the royal family for the 2011 Eyo festival, commemorating Prince Yesufu Abiodun Oniru.
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  A bus with Eyo masquerades painted on the back, with the slogan "Eko o ni baje" (literally Lagos will not spoil, a colloquialism for Lagos will prevail).

Meng kaa kyԑ

• Festivals in Nigeria