THE IWUDE FESTIVAL OF IJESALAND

The research was carried to out to orientate the people about the origin and structure of Iwude Festival in Ijesaland. 

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Certification  ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement  iv-v

Table of content vi-vii

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Introduction Signifance of the study

Scope of the study

Justification of the study

Methodology 

Literature review

Conclusion

End notes

CHAPTER TWO

History of Ilesa 

Introduction

The traditions of origins

Economic structure of Ilesa

Political structure

Socio cultural activities

Conclusion

End notes

CHAPTER THREE

The Iwude festival 

Introduction

The Iwude festival Iwude festival as a festival of rich history

End notes

CHAPTER FOUR

Significance, summary and conclusion

Introduction Significance of Iwude festival

Summary and conclusion

Bibliography  

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

This research is an attempt to examine the Iwude festival in Ilesa, an understanding of this will help us to appreciate the influence of the festival on the people. Ilesa is the largest town and the capital of Ilesa kingdom in Osun state Nigeria. It lies in the Yoruba hills at the intersection of roads from Ile-ife, Oshogbo, and Akure. Ilesa formerly a caravan trade center and the home of “OSOMALO” (Osomaalo) a word used to describe the process of debt collection “I will not sit until collected my money” is today an agricultural, commercial and processing city situation in a region in which cocoa, kolanuts and yam are produced and there is a sawmill and alluvial gold is found and mined. For a clear understanding this work is divided into four chapters. The first chapter introduced the work, chapter two highlight and examine the tradition of origin and also there socio, political and economical activities. Chapter three discuss the Iwude festival and it richness in history. Chapter discusses the significance, summary and conclusion of the work.