Culture & Heritage
The traditions, customs and living culture that shape Takete-Ide’s identity — festivals, dress, faith, land and the everyday life of the community.
Culture in Motion
Our Festivals
Takete-Ide Day
The annual homecoming festival, held in 2026 as the Centenary Celebration.
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New Yam Festival
The TIPU Ilorin Branch New Yam celebration, held on Saturday 22 August 2026.
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Agado Festival
Community video footage from the Agado Festival.
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Ate — Egungun Heritage
Ate, one of the Egungun traditions observed in Takete-Ide.
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Ogun Festival
A community cultural gathering associated with the Ogun Festival tradition in Takete-Ide.
Saturday, 22 August 2026
New Yam Festival — TIPU Ilorin Branch
Members gathered in a shared celebration cloth for a day of culture, fellowship and the recognition of service to the union — one of the clearest expressions of Takete-Ide identity away from home.
See the photographs and video →What we wear
Cultural Attire
Community cloth
One community, one cloth
A deep navy ground crossed by red, white and pale blue stripes, worn by women and men alike with matching head-ties and caps. Worn together at a gathering, it reads instantly as Takete-Ide.
View the attire archive →Faith
Faith & Religious Heritage
Faith has been part of Takete-Ide’s cultural and community life across generations. From indigenous religious traditions to the arrival and growth of Christianity, the community’s religious heritage preserves an important part of its historical journey.
The Land
Land, Water & Memory
The natural landscape of Takete-Ide is shaped by historic hills, life-giving rivers, and ancestral settlements preserved in community memory.
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More of Our Heritage
Traditional Institution
The Olude of Takete-Ide Amuro, royal lineage and institutional history.
Learn more →Traditional Council & Governance
Council hierarchy, ward rotation, chieftaincy categories and traditional governance.
Learn more →Festivals & Cultural Calendar
Oro, Egungun, Ogun, New Yam and the community annual festival calendar.
Learn more →Land & Landscape
Location, neighbouring settlements, sacred hills, rivers and streams across Takete-Ide.
Learn more →Community Organisations
TIPU, youth associations, women's clubs, and development societies in the historical record.
Learn more →Pacesetters & Pioneers
Notable community firsts, pioneering scholars and education leaders recorded in history.
Learn more →Music, Games & Folk Traditions
Traditional music, indigenous instruments, folk songs and community games.
Learn more →Our Families & Compounds
The families, compounds and lineages that form the Takete-Ide community.
Learn more →Our Oríkì
Praise poetry and ancestral names passed down through generations.
Learn more →Voices of Takete-Ide
Community oral history recordings from those who carry its memory.
Learn more →Agbagba Ide
Sacred sanctuary, cultural memory and enduring symbol of community resilience.
Learn more →Community Anthem
The preserved Takete-Ide Anthem and Oríkì Agbagba Ide in original Yoruba.
Learn more →Traditional Marriage
Ceremonial customs, gifts and gatherings associated with marriage celebrations.
Learn more →Faith & Religious Heritage
From indigenous spiritual heritage to the churches and places of worship in Takete-Ide.
Learn more →Health History
Traditional healing, early dispensary, nurses, maternity care and clinic history.
Learn more →Our History
From the hilltops to the valley — the migration and settlement story.
Learn more →Landmarks
Obasoro Hill, Okuta Gbooro and the natural landmarks that define our land.
Learn more →Education
How the community built its own schooling, in its own words.
Learn more →Takete-Ide Digital Archive & Extended Photography
Curated historical records, landmarks, places of worship and community celebrations.