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    Inevitability of Rituals and Sacrifices in Yoruba Culture: An Overview of Tunde Kelani's Arugba and Kunle Afolayan's Irapada Films
    (International Journal of Development Strategies in Humanities, Management and Social Sciences, 2024-02) Odigie Joseph Dayo; Odetoyinbo Clement Ayodeji; Odetoyinbo Mary Oluwatobiloba
    Film productions in their various genres have become one of the most patronized entertainment exhibitions in Mass Communication. They portray the happenings in their environment with, at times, specific references to individual's behavioural patterns.Yoruba films in particular are purveyors of the Yoruba people's cultural norms and values. Hence, this study examined these portrayal as contextualised in Tunde Kelani's Arugba and Kunle Afolayan's Irapada films. The study adopted content analysis and focus group discussions (FGD) to gather qualitative data. The two (2) films were purposively selected because the variables of this study, rituals and sacrifices were explicitly exhibited. Findings revealed that in Arugba, ritualistic process in sacrificing was used by the Osogbo people to appease the Osun River goddess for peace and help ward off bad omen, such as diseases and so on. It was also established by the findings in Irapada that until the necessary sacrifice was carried out that the misfortune which befell Dewunmi did ward off. Findings showed the extent to which rituals and sacrifices were of great necessity in Yoruba culture, while in Arugba, It was mandatory for the carrier of the sacrifice to be a virgin which was ensured through a ritualistic process by the Ifa priest. These portrayals by the two (2) films were succinctly corroborated in the submissions of the FGDs. The study concluded that ritualistic process and sacrificing were to a greater extent meant to ward off bad omen and misfortune generally in the individual's lives and the society at large. Based on the findings of this study, It was recommended that the practice of Yoruba culture in order to bring succour to the individuals and the society generally should be encouraged and promoted by all means rather than looking at the negative tendencies.