Costumes and Make-Ups as Historical Impetus for Cultural Revival in The Celebration of Osun Osogbo Festival, Osogbo, Nigeria
The objectives of the study are to understand the history behind the celebration of the Osun Osogbo festival and identify various costumes and make-ups being used at the festival vis-a-vis establish both the cultural and aesthetic significance of the Festival and how this can in turn promote cultural tourism. Both cultural and aesthetic significance of costume and makeup and cultural tourism promotion, with a look at the famous Osun Osogbo festival, were focused on in this case study. Qualitative data were collected which includes Participatory Observation, Focused Group Discussions, and Key Informant interviews in an ethnographic setting. Textbooks, relevant journals and seminar papers, and video clips of the past Osun Osogbo festival were content analysed. Therefore, this work is limited to how the costume and makeup used in the festival can contribute to the development of cultural tourism.
Keywords: Cultural Tourism; Costumes and Makeups; Aesthetics Significance; Cultural Significance