Orisa Oluwa Explained

Orisa Oluwa is a deity of Yoruba mythology who forbids the use of umbrellas in Iwoye-Ketu, a town in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.[1] The deity is one of the three items brought to the town by King Olumu from Ile Ife and the other items includes a crown and a staff called "Opa Ogbo".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iwoye-Ketu: Town on the Nigeria-Benin border where Umbrella is forbidden. The Sun News. July 24, 2015.
  2. Web site: Ogun monarch laments neglect of Iwoye border. The Punch News. July 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724114037/http://www.punchng.com/news/ogun-monarch-laments-neglect-of-iwoye-border-community/. July 24, 2015. dead.

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