Adimu Orisa Play - Origin of the Eyo Festival

By Virginia I Smith

Eyo is the most important traditional festival of Lagos State and has been held by Lagos Island indigenes for a few hundred years. Although social changes have evolved over the times, adjustments have been made to adapt the festival of masquerades to fit in with the modern era. Culture cannot remain static and must move with the times.

Despite being rooted in tradition, the Eyo festival has witnessed slight changes as it has now become a full-blown carnival, full of pomp, pageantry, and gaiety, with splendid and theatrical displays of colourful costumes, regalia, music, acrobatic displays, and dancing. This is a more elaborate display and a far cry from the past events that took place centuries ago.

The Adimu Orisa Play is now categorised as a tourist attraction in Lagos, Nigeria.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08B35XM3W
• ISBN13: 9798653315473
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"