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Isese Celebration: Osun declares Monday public holiday

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OSUN State government has declared next week Monday as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s celebration of the Isese festival.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr Adebisi Obawale, which was forwarded to the TribuneOnline in Osogbo on Thursday.

According to the statement, “Isese day is a public holiday set aside for traditional believers in the state by the Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration. The holiday is in recognition of the annual Isese festival’s grand finale, which allows the adherents of a traditional religion to come together for the annual celebration”.

“Also known as Traditional Worshipers Day, Isese Day is the celebration of the peak of festivities among adherents of traditional religion.

The government enjoined all the traditional believers to celebrate the Isese day in peace and avoid any act capable of breaching the peace of the state”, the statement concluded.

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