HIS Imperial Majesty, Oonirisa, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi will be gracing the year 2022 Yemoja Afomidara Festival scheduled for November 21 to 27 at the Yemoja Afomidara Temple, Ikotun, Lagos as the Grand Royal father of the day, while His Divine Grace, Oba O.O.O Dada will be the Grand Spiritual Father of the day.
The week-long event, according to a statement issued by the celebrant, Abiola Osundemilade Osuntoki, the Obabinrin Yemoja of Lagos, will commence on Monday, November 21, 2022, with Aje Festival while on Tuesday and Wednesday, deities such as Esu, Ogun, Sango, Oya, Obatala, and Yemoja Olokun will be celebrated, while Thursday, November 24, 2022, will be the turn of Ifa and Ori.
A traditional worship vigil will be held on Friday, November 25, 2022, while worshipers will visit the river with a calabash on Saturday, November 26 and on Sunday, which is the grand finale, Alh Abass Akande Obesere will be on the ground to entertain guests.
The celebrant, Obabirin of Lagos, who will also be celebrating her birthday during the traditional event, is a graduate of Business Administration from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State but has her temple in Ikotun, Lagos, where she delivers people from different afflictions.
“I was born into a Christian family but was born different with some special and great signs. I have been giving vision and delivering people from their afflictions right from when I was three years old.
“Our faith is based on Osun, which is commonly called the river orisa or goddess in the Yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, and fertility. Osun is considered one of the most powerful of all orisas, and like other gods, she possesses human attributes such as vanity and jealousy,” she stated.
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