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14th-century cultural festival of Offa Kingdom in Kwara State. It was enacted around 1498 AD during the Moremi Festival. Moremi was an Offa woman who became the queen of Oranmiyan of Ile-Ife. She single-handedly rescued the people of Ife from their enemies.</p><p>Ijakadi is a mock wrestling bout between the Olofa and Essa, his second in command, while the whole town cheer. Thus goes the popular saying “Ijakadi loro Offa,” a Yoruba phrase, meaning, “wrestling is an Offa game,” The colorful ceremony features traditional drummers, singing and dancing groups, and a hunting display. The symbolic winning of the bout by the Oloffa is a constant reminder of his indisputable authority of the town while the Essa would always give excuses for his loss. All his excuses elicit an ovation of “Kabiyesi o” from the crowd.</p><p>The festival takes place in December and is a meeting point for indigenes from all walks of life and coincides with the eating of the new yam characterized by the cutting of the yam into two halves which is referred to in vernacular as “la’are”.</p><p>It is a festival, that reinforces a tradition that abhors laziness and docility but encourages strength and determination, showcasing a culture that projects equality among the indigenes and between the Olofa and his subjects.</p><p>Speaking at the event, which took place at the Offa Township Stadium, the culture-loving monarch of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Okikiola EsuWoye II, said his firm support for the festival was due to his burning desire to renew the rich culture of his people and to further open Offa town to visitors and investors, as well as enhance tourism for the town and the state at large and that new activities were being introduced to make the festival bigger in scope and more attractive to potential tourists.</p><p>Activities featured during the last edition of the festival included a Road Show that paraded the five districts of Offa in their dazzling colours, the Arewa Offa Beauty Pageant, which celebrates the traditional Offa woman, a Food Expo which showcased different dishes of sweet potato-Offa’s main food crop and Traditional Wrestling. There were displays by various cultural groups, paying of homage by district heads to the Olofa, as well as the presentation of trophies with cash awards to the participating districts.</p><p>The Ijakadi Offa festival will subsequently be included in the list of national festivals being promoted by the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation because of its consistency and rich cultural content</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22b4b3d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="22b4b3d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac64c4e" data-id="ac64c4e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd19b43 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bd19b43" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d15bab4" data-id="d15bab4" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-56da638 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-conat_about_us_v1" data-id="56da638" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="conat_about_us_v1.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <!-- About One --> <section class="about-one "> <div class="about-one_pattern-one" data-parallax='{"y" : 80}' style="background-image:url(https://www.offaijakadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pattern-1-1.png)"></div> <div class="about-one_pattern-two" data-parallax='{"y" : 120}' style="background-image:url(https://www.offaijakadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pattern-3.png)"></div> <div class="about-one_pattern-three" style="background-image:url(https://www.offaijakadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pattern-2.png)"></div> <div class="auto-container"> <div class="row clearfix"> <!-- Image Column --> <div class="about-one_image-column col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12"> <div class="about-one_image-inner"> <div class="about-one_pattern-four" style="background-image:url(https://www.offaijakadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/about-pattern.png)"></div> <div class="about-one_image wow rollIn"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.offaijakadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FlNQqbpWQAEOnvz.jpeg" alt="Awesome Image" /> </div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3PwmOQ1Fc" class="lightbox-video slider-one_play"><span class="fa fa-play"><i class="ripple"></i></span></a> </div> </div> <!-- Content Column --> <div class="about-one_content-column col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12"> <div class="about-one_content-inner"> <div class="sec-title title-anim"> <div class="sec-title_title">About Event</div> <h2 class="sec-title_heading">Offa Ijakadi 2024</h2> </div> <div class="about-one_bold-text">Ijakadi Offa is a 14th century cultural festival of Offa Kingdom in Kwara State. It was enacted around 1498 AD during the Moremi Festival. Moremi was an Offa woman who became the queen of Oranmiyan of Ile-Ife. She single handedly rescued the people of Ife from their enemies. </br> Ijakadi is a mock wrestling bout between the Olofa and Essa, his second in command, while the whole town cheer. Thus goes the popular saying “Ijakadi loro Offa,” a Yoruba phrase, meaning, “wrestling is an Offa game,” The colorful ceremony features traditional drummers, singing and dancing groups and hunting display. The symbolic winning of the bout by the Oloffa is a constant reminder of his indisputable authority of the town while the Essa would always give excuses for his loss. All his excuses elicit ovation of “Kabiyesi o” from the crowd. The festival takes place in December and is a meeting point for indigenes from all walks of life and coincides with the eating of the new yam characterized by the cutting of the yam into two halves which is referred to in vernacular as “la’are”. It is a festival, which reinforces a tradition that abhors laziness and docility but encourages strength and determination, showcasing a culture that projects equality among the indigenes and between the Olofa and his subjects. Speaking at the event, which took place at the Offa Township Stadium, the culture-loving monarch of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Okikiola EsuWoye II, said his firm support for the festival was due to his burning desire to renew the rich culture of his people and to further open Offa town to visitors and investors, as well as enhance tourism for the town and the state at large and that new activities were being introduced to make the festival bigger in scope and more attractive to potential tourists. Activities that featured during the last edition of the festival included a Road Show which paraded the five districts of Offa in their dazzling colours, the Arewa Offa Beauty Pageant, which celebrates the traditional Offa woman, a Food Expo which showcased different dishes of sweet potato-Offa’s main food crop and Traditional Wrestling. There were displays by various cultural groups, paying of homage by district heads to the Olofa, as well as the presentation of trophies with cash awards to the participating districts. The Ijakadi Offa festival will henceforth be included in the list of national festivals being promoted by the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation because of its consistency and rich cultural content</div> <div class="about-one_text"></div> <div class="row clearfix"> <!-- About One Block --> <div class="about-one_block col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> <div class="about-one_block-inner"> <span class="about-one_block-icon "></span> <strong></strong> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <!-- End About One --> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8b09acd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-conat_facts_counter_v1" data-id="8b09acd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="conat_facts_counter_v1.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <!-- Counter One --> <section class="counter-one"> <div class="auto-container"> <div class="inner-container"> <div 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