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Town in Kwara, Nigeria
Omu-Aran is a town in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, and it is the Head Post of the Igbomina land. It is the local government headquarters of Irepodun local government.
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This is a common festival in the Yorubalands. The different varieties, which are named differently, includes àgbà, egungun pàràká, egungun ode (láyèwú), and egungun eléwe and they basically feature dancing and parading activities. Egungun festival is usually held once every two years in Omu-Aran and environs in remembrance of the ancestors.
This is an annual festival in Omu-Aran to pay homage to Ologbomona (Olomu Aperan) and to his goddess mother popularly called Omutoto (also known as "Ìyá Ògbó" or "Ìyá Àgbà"). This festival is popularly held in Omu-Aran (Igbomina Capital) on behalf of the entire Igbomina-Yoruba land
This is also held in Omu-Aran within an interval of two years except at special occasions when Angere comes out to entertain the people.
A traditional festivals that holds every one to two years, Alata is a kind of masquerade made with palm fronds and ashes. Alata runs in the streets, holding with him a cane and pursues after some selected runners that dare it. Beating with canes is part of the festival (in which individuals present at the venue will engage each other in beating with the slash of a cane).
They have different continental dishes like spaghetti salad, chicken and cheese, green pepper salad, chicken salad, shawarma, fried fish and chips, pizza, coconut rice, jollof rice and fried plantain omelettes, dessert. They offer dine for customers and their meals are pocket friendly. Take away packs are available here.
They offer jollof rice, white rice and stew, porridge yam, beans and potatoes, coconut rice, African rice, egusi, Asun, Nkwobi, goat meat and all types of Yoruba soup. They have dine-in and take away.
They offer pounded yam, amala, jollof rice, fried rice, potatoes chips, egg rolls, barbecue sauce, chicken barbecue, doughnut, chocolate cake, catfish barbecue, shawarma, bushmeat soup, point and kill, small chops and other dishes. Their service includes dine-in, take away packs. 24/7 food services.
Their meals include jollof rice, yellow rice, fried coconut rice, boiled yam, egg dish, amala and ewedu soup, beans and bread, their meals are pocket friendly. Service options: Dine in and take away packs.
Their meals include jollof rice, yellow rice, fried coconut rice, boiled yam, egg dish, beans and bread, their meals are pocket friendly. Service options: Dine in, take away, delivery. They also have a branch in Ilorin.
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Ilorin/Ogbomosho · International · ILR
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