ODUNDE Festival 2012                 *CALENDAR*  WHEN AND WHERE              ODUNDE FESTIVAL            JUNE 10 2012  23Rd AND SOUTH STREETS pHILADELPHIA, PA. 10am - 8pm "enjoy a week of events from" june 1st - june 10th                                                                                               *Please Donate in Support of ODUNDE*

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What is the ODUNDEfestival?

        ODUNDE attracts UP TO 500,000  people annually and is one of the largest community- based street  festivals held in the country.The festival, whose concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for  African Americans and Africanized people around the world.  It is an  occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from  23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of  fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river.   ODUNDE is also known for its authentic African  marketplace featuring vendors from around the  world selling merchandise  from many African nations, the Caribbean and Brazil. 
        Each year, the second Sunday  in June, ODUNDE, one of the nations oldest African American street  festivals take place.  ODUNDE will be celebrating its 37TH year in the  traditional south Philadelphia location near 23rd and South streets. The festival started in  1975 with a $100.00 grant and neighbors from Fernandez's south  Philadelphia community.  In two years the ODUNDE Festival exploded.  The eclectic mix of vendors, entertainment and music started to draw people from around and beyond the region and  each year continues to be no different.

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