Eyo festival

[thumb|Eyo Bajulaiye Ineso masquerade in a residential area of Lagos near the [Tafawa Balewa Square.]]
A **Eyo Festival**, meng nang e **Adamu Orisha Play**, e la Yoruba tigiri ko a Lagos, Nigeria nang taa yelkori  Iperu-Remo, paalong kaŋa nang be a Ikenne Local Government, Ogun State. A dasaŋa nang, o taa la eebo ko a Lagos nan e nimie boŋkaare. Yi a yelkori baabo zuiŋ, o taa la yelkori baabo kyaare Lagos Island. a bebiri nang ko a 2000 commemorating Justice G.B.A. Coker, a Lagos high chief, ko Olori Adimu ane a Olori Egyo kyaare a  Adimu Eyo cultural masquerade.

## Yelkori
Yelkori, Iperue la a yizie ko, cradle ane originator ko Eyo nang be Nigeria ane a tendaa zaa. O taa la uli 5/parԑԑ mine la Iga Eyo nang be Iperu *Akesan*

**Yie mine ko Iga nang be Eyo nang taa eebo kyaare:**

# Iga Pakerike which is symbolized by red cap of éyo
# Iga Agbonmagbe, also symbolized by blue cap of éyo.
# Iga éyo Odoru
# Iga éyo Mogusen/Amororoo
# Iga éyo Fibigbuwa

The **major source** of éyo in Iperu is the Iga éyo Pakeriké and other 4 are the Iperu Royal houses.History made us to understand that Eyó was brought to Lagos to entertain an in-law which has now become something more celebrated in Lagos today.*Akesan aagbé wa! Remo asuwon ooo!*

## Tigiri Bebie

### 2000

* 2000, Commemorating Justice G.B.A. Coker, a Lagos high chief, the Olori Adimu and the Olori Eyo of the Adimu Eyo cultural masquerade.

### 2011

* November 26, commemorating Prince Yesufu Abiodun Oniru, a Lagos nobleman.

### 2017

* May 20, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lagos state tagged Lagos@50 and also to commemorate the life and times of the late Oba of Ikate Kingdom Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi Kunsela 11.

## Prohibited items
Boma ama mine ba seng neng a tigiri diibu:

* Okada motorcycle taxis
* bicycles
* sandals
* *Suku* - a cornrowed hairstyle popular among the Yorubas, one that has the hair converge at the middle, then shoot upward, before tipping downward.
* smoking
* female with head tie or headgear or any covering of the head
* male with cap of any kind
* wearing of the Eyo costume overnight or to cross a river or lagoon.

The masquerades are known to beat people who use any of the prohibited items at sight with their staffs.

## Enfuomo

Duoro_kɔre:EyoPillars.jpg|Bridge pillars in Lagos showing Eyo figures
Duoro_kɔre:EyoFigure.jpg|Eyo figure advertising upcoming festival
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Iga_Etti_with_fire_carrier.jpg|Members of the Eyo Iga Etti procession at the Eyo festival at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, including a man carrying a burning pot on his head.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Iga_Taiwo_Olowo_banner.jpg|The banner of the Eyo Iga Taiwo Olowo entering the TBS.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Iga_Opeluwa_banner.jpg|The banner of the Eyo Iga Opeluwa entering the TBS.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Awise_banner.jpg|The banner of the Eyo Awise entering the TBS.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Iga_Etti.jpg|Masquerades in the Eyo Iga Etti procession.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Olokun.jpg|Eyo Olokun masquerades at the TBS. Eyo Olokun are connected with Olokun, the Yoruba deity of the sea.
Duoro_kɔre:Young_Eyo_performers.jpg|Children in costume at the festival.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Iga_Sasi_procession.jpg|Masquerades of the Eyo Iga Sasi entering the TBS in Lagos in procession.
Duoro_kɔre:Fire_carrier.jpg|A man carrying a burning pot on his head as part of a procession in a residential area of Lagos. Probably a member of Eyo Iga Etti.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_Iga_Faji_procession.jpg|Masquerades of the Eyo Iga Faji parading in the TBS.
Duoro_kɔre:Eyo_festival_stilt_performer.jpg|A performer on stilts as part of the Eyo Agere Molokun procession parading in the TBS.
Duoro_kɔre:Branded_food.jpg|A packed lunch brought by the royal family for the 2011 Eyo festival, commemorating Prince Yesufu Abiodun Oniru.
Duoro_kɔre:Eko_O_Ni_Baje_bus.jpg|A bus with Eyo masquerades painted on the back, with the slogan "Eko o ni baje" (literally *Lagos will not spoil*, a colloquialism for *Lagos will prevail*).


## Meng kaa kyԑ

* Festivals in Nigeria

## Sommo Yizie