Lagos govt declares Thursday public holiday for Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day

Lagos State Government has declared Thursday, August 20, 2026, a work-free time to alteration residents and visitors to enactment successful this year’s Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day celebrations.

The authorities authorities expects much than 3 cardinal radical to instrumentality portion successful activities marking the yearly celebration, which promotes Yoruba accepted religion, civilization and indigenous heritage.

The Special Adviser to the Governor connected Tourism, Arts and Culture, Idris Aregbe, announced the statement successful a connection issued connected Wednesday, describing Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day arsenic much than an mean nationalist holiday.

“Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is simply a surviving look of our traditions and a solemnisation of Yoruba spirituality arsenic an important portion of Nigeria’s taste and spiritual landscape,” Aregbe said.

He noted that the Yoruba people, whose colonisation is estimated astatine much than 55 cardinal globally, person continued to sphere their taste practices and walk them from 1 procreation to another.

According to him, the continued observance of Yoruba traditions has besides helped prolong Ìṣẹ̀ṣe celebrations among Yoruba communities successful countries specified arsenic Cuba, Brazil and parts of the Caribbean.

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