Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
On the banks of the Osun river just outside Osogbo, this centuries-old sacred grove is among the last of the Yoruba sacred forests. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Sacred grove, just outside Osogbo, Osun StateOsun-Osogbo (Wikipedia)
- GPS coordinates
- 7.75556, 4.55222Osun-Osogbo (Wikipedia)
- Best season
- Osun-Osogbo Festival in August, over two weeksOsun-Osogbo (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The festival ends with a procession to the shrine in the grove, where a large crowd builds up.
Osun-Osogbo (Wikipedia)The Austrian artist Susanne Wenger (1915–2009) helped reinstate the grove’s traditional protections.
Osun-Osogbo (Wikipedia)A museum in Osogbo preserves the work of Susanne Wenger.
Osogbo (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Osun-Osogbo (Wikipedia)
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is several centuries old and is among the last of the sacred forests that once adjoined the edges of most Yoruba cities before extensive urbanization. In recognition of its global significance and cultural value, the Sacred Grove was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. […] an Austrian national named Susanne Wenger (1915–2009) helped to reinstate traditional protections. […] the Osun-Osogbo Festival has been celebrated in August at the Grove. […] The Osun-Osogbo Festival itself is a two-week-long programme. […] The Festival culminates in a procession to the shrine in the sacred grove where a large crowd builds up. (coordinates 7.75555556, 4.55222222)
- Osogbo (Wikivoyage)
This museum is set up as a conservative of the work of Susanne Wenger known as Adunni Olorisha a custodian of the sacred Osun Culture.
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