Osun-Osogbo At A Glance (Watch for free until 1/28/15)-gctid141622

[Tenkamenin]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/content/osun-osogbo/

From the website,

"The festival of Osun-Osgobo, which takes place every year in Osogbo, Nigeria, celebrates the goddess of fertility, Osun. The festival renews the contract between humans and the divine: Osun offers grace to the community; in return, it vows to honor her Sacred Grove. This ceremony is part of a rich indigenous Yoruba religious tradition that began in West Kmt and has become one of the ten largest religions in the world, with upwards of 100 million practitioners."

[Tenkamenin]

I enjoyed watching both of the young queens journey into initiation. I wish them well.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

I hear it's more commercialized than ever. The year I went it was sponsored by coca-cola.

[Tenkamenin]

http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/showthread.php/41571-Marketing-Killing-Osun-Festival-in-Osogbo-Nigeria

Just read about the commercialization in the thread I posted. It's quite unfortunate, however it's up to the people to preserve the integrity of the festival.

I did find the Seamans libation pouch amusing.