Olokun festival planning committee meeting held at the Olokun festival foundation office of Otunba Gani Adams to plan for the 2015 edition of Olokun Festival.
Brief history about the Olokun Festival Foundation: The Olokun Festival Foundation, founded in 2001, is headed by socio-cultural activist Otunba Dr. Gani Adams, it is also dedicated to reviving and promoting Yoruba traditions and culture with an emphasis on the Ifa traditional religion as practiced in Nigeria. Each festival promotes awareness of the irunmole through a wide variety of cultural displays such as music, dance, art along with prayers, offerings and lectures.
The Olokun Festival Foundation promotes unity and peace through inviting all religious faiths, such as Christian and Muslim, to participate in and celebrate their Yoruba roots. The Yoruba youth of today are also supported by various competitions aimed at students currently enrolled in school and tertiary institutions.
The Yoruba Quiz Competition is held for Yoruba youth every October during the Olokun Festival and tests their knowledge not only about Yoruba in all senses but is also held in the Yoruba language exclusively. Cash prizes and trophies are awarded to encourage them to continue their studies. The Miss Olokun, Miss Okota and Miss Oodua beauty pageants offer substantial cash prizes to enrolled students and the reigning beauty queen is also given a car.
Olokun festival planning committee at the Olokun festival foundation office.
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