Orisa Oluwa

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Orisa Oluwa is a deity of Yoruba mythology who forbids the use of umbrellas in Iwoye-Ketu, a town in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.[1] The deity is one of the three items brought to the town by King Olumu from Ile Ife and the other items includes a crown and a staff called "Opa Ogbo".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Iwoye-Ketu: Town on the Nigeria-Benin border where Umbrella is forbidden". The Sun News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ogun monarch laments neglect of Iwoye border". The Punch News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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