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Osun Osogbo Festival In Nigeria Bounces Back After COVID-19 Pandemic
Osun devotees proceeding to the grove to participate in the 2022 edition of Osun Osogbo Festival in Osogbo, Nigeria on Friday, August 12, 2022. Osun Osogbo, an annual cultural festival in Osogbo, Osun State in Nigeria which has been in low key since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, this year, has a very large crowd from home and abroad. The worshippers, who on yearly basis visit the Osun Sacred Grove, a United Nations Cultural Heritage site, believe in the river goddess Osun for fertility and good fortune. (Photo by Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto)