The mysterious basket filled with water
OTUN EKITI DAY is popularly referred to as OTUN DAY/ ASA DAY is being celebrated yearly in OTUN EKITI, Moba Local Governement of Ekiti State, Nigeria. As it is believed that the history of OTUN EKITI will not completed without the inclusion of the story of its great ancestor - the mighty warrior Oore of Otun-Ekiti.
According to history, Oore became the first Okun Moba (which simply means - the sea's MOBA) in Lagos, crowned with beaded crown, his neck filled with different kinds of beads and a calabash filled with water in his hand. Oore has gone wide and far, settling in different places before he finally settled 40 decades ago at his present location in Moba Local Government, Ekiti State Nigeria.
The history that led to the inception of the OTUN Day was when he arrived at Ile-Ife (the base of Yorubaland) Oduduwa who was then, the father of Yoruba went blind and all efforts to recover his sight was to no avail. It was the water Oore brought from Okun Moba that eventually restored Oduduwa's sight.
Basket filled with MYSTERIOUS water
The image above shows one of the amazing cultural myth of OTUN DAY. Amazing? It's unbelievable and totally impossible for liquid substance to be placed in a basket and couldn't leak out. This is one of the reasons why OTUN Day is one of the interesting cultural display moment in West Africa.
Talk of masquerade, OTUN has one of its kind...
Masquerade set ablaze and it didn't burn
This is Marvelous, most of us have heard about series of amazing masquerade, this one is exclusive as it was set ablaze and the fire couldn't burn him.
More of the moment in a different captions below..
The cultural dancers showcasing their talents
Oba of Otun Ekiti addresses the people of Otun Ekiti community
The Obinrin Ile constituting nice moves to the sound of good talking drum rhythm
The masquerade of Otun Ekiti showcase his marvelous stunts
The masquerade that was set on fire and the fire couldn't burn him. Preparing for his stunts
The Iyalode and Yeye Oba of Otun Ekiti
This is another wonderful masquerade from the town of Otun Ekiti dancing with the Olori (Queen)
The Oba (King) and His beautiful Olori (Queen)
The Oba of Otun Ekiti praying for his community and the people
More astonishing moments of the masquerade that was set ablaze and didn't burn below
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