Ogun Festival
Ogun the god of smithy and lord of Iron is celebrated annually in almost every town and villages in the state. The celebration is an annual remembrance and worship of the god of Iron who was believed to be a hunter who migrated from Ile-lfe to Ire-Ekiti on game search, but he ended up living permanently at Ire-Ekiti and disappeared into the ground when some people of the town deceived him with an empty keg of palm wine. He beheaded all of them with his cutlass according to oral history and disappeared into the ground. In Ire-Ekiti, the main festival in remembrance of the deity comes biennially and usually during the month of August.
Ogun is believed to be the god of all those using Iron in their professional work therefore; the deity must be worshipped in order to receive his favour. Ondo Town equally worships Ogun deity. In fact Ekimogun festival is fast assuming the status of a key festival of national interest. And in many towns and villages in the State, ogun festival is usually accorded with masquerades of different designs. During the festival the people also worship their ancestors and with the believe that the ancestors are on earth again to greet, inspect and bless their siblings. These masquerades are regarded as imitations of the ancestors. Dogs, Palm oil, Roasted yam, Palm wine, Cold water and cola nuts are the materials used by Ogun devotees to worship the deity.
Ondo State's population is 3,440,000.
The area of Ondo State is 15,500 square kilometers.
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Candido Ondo Nchama is the Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism in Equatorial Guinea.
Pascual Ondo Masa is the Secretary of State for Primary and Secondary Education in Equatorial Guinea.
Miguel Angel Ondo Angue is the Secretary of State for Industries in Equatorial Guinea.
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Enrique Ovono Ondo is the Vice Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures in Equatorial Guinea.
Yes he's still alive and kicking and owns a farm in his native town of Ota Ondo state Nigeria
it is mainly grown in Ondo state.
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