Bikin Olokun
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religious and cultural festive day (en)  |
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Bikin Olokun shine sunan bukukuwan al'adu na shekara-shekara a Najeriya da kungiyoyin Yarbawa daban-daban ke yi a duk fadin kasar Yarabawa, da kuma Edo. A harshen Yarbanci, Okun yana nufin Teku, yayin da Osa ke nufin tabki (teku mai kewaye). Olokun ita ce allahiya / allahn teku, yayin da Olosa kuma aka sani da Osara ita ce ubangijin tabki da koramu. Dukansu ana murnar zagayowasu kuma ana girmama su a bukukuwa daban-daban.
A al'adar Yarbawa, babban gidan ibadar Olokun yana cikin unguwar Ilode kwata na Ile Ife. A cewar Walode na Ile-Ife Cif Kolawole Omotayo, wanda shi ne Abore (Babban Limamin) na Tushen Olokun ya bayyana cewa: “Olokun ita ce Uwargijiyar da ta tattara duk ruwan duniya a wuri guda, ta hanyar halitta, kuma ta kai shi cikinsa. wuri na yanzu - teku. A farkon rayuwa, duniya ba ta da siffa kuma ta cika da ruwa. Olodumare ta hanyar Obatala, sarki Orisha, ya tafi duniya don fara aikin cika ta da rayuwa. Don haka Obatala dauke da igba iwa ya sauko daga sama ta sarka. “Tun daga Ilode, inda muke tsaye a yanzu, uwargijiyar Olokun ta fara janye ruwan. Bayan haka ta kwashe komai ta Ilare zuwa wani yanki mai nisa na duniya a lokacin wanda yanzu shine tekun yau.[1]
Daga cikin kabilar Ilaje da ke zaune a gabar tekun Jihar Ondo, ana kyautata zaton gunkin Olokun shine allahn teku, wanda ke da ikon ba da yara ga mata bakarare. An kuma yi imanin cewa ita ce ke da iko da raƙuman ruwa, kuma za ta iya nutsar da tasoshin miyagu. Olokun ita ma baiwar Allah ce ta arziki kuma tana da ikon wadata masu bautar ta. Masu bautar Olokun gaba daya suna sanye da fararen kaya masu tsafta da fararen alli da farin alli. A matsayin bikin karramawa a tsakanin ‘yan kabilar Ilaje, bikin Olokun na da matukar daraja, domin jama’a na ganin yana da tasiri ga rayuwarsu.[2]
Mutanen Edo suna yin nasu bikin ne a karshen watan Fabrairu (wata na fari bayan watanni 12) da ke faruwa a Usonigbe, wurin ibadar Olokun, a jihar Edo. Wani biki na zamani kuma ana yin shi ne a jihar Legas a watan Nuwamba.
Bikin na karshe wanda aka yi shi tun shekara ta 2002, gidauniyar Olokun Festival ce ta shirya kuma ya zama muhimmiyar wurin bude ido da jan hankali a cikin gida. Otunba Gani Adams ne ke jagoranta, wanda kuma ke jagorantar jam’iyyar Oodua People’s Congress .