Modern Cultural Festivals as a tool for Africans in Diaspora in the development of their homeland communities: A case of Ekimogun Cultural Festival in Ondo kingdom.

Olaolu Awolola

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63969

Modern Cultural Festivals as a tool for Africans in Diaspora in the development of their homeland communities: A case of Ekimogun Cultural Festival in Ondo kingdom.

Author(s)	Mr. Olaolu Awolola
Country	United States
Abstract	African diaspora still serves as a key factor in socio-economic and cultural growth of the African homeland societies. In the past, the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean resulted in great socio-cultural displacement of Africans both in their homelands and foreign countries, yet the voluntary migration of 20th and 21st centuries brought relevant connections back. This paper considers cultural festivals as ones form of attaining recognition by the Africans in the diaspora towards home community development and under particular attention, the Ekimogun Cultural Festival in Ondo Kingdom in South-West Nigeria. Using historical, sociological, and cultural discussions based on a variety of open access in diversified sources, the paper places the African diaspora in the context of African history with the focus on its possible role as a catalytic agent of development. The paper concludes that policymakers, local authorities, and diasporas should use cultural festivals as a developmental tool and acknowledges the dimension of heritage promotion and a catalyst of real changes with immediate effect to homeland societies. These festivals serve as a good example of how cultural identity and community development are supportive of each other as they offer both symbolic and material gains.
Keywords	African Diaspora, African History, Cultural Festival, Ekimogun Festival, Homeland Development, Community Engagement, Nigeria, Modern Cultural Celebrations
Field	Sociology
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-27
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63969

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Modern Cultural Festivals as a tool for Africans in Diaspora in the development of their homeland communities: A case of Ekimogun Cultural Festival in Ondo kingdom.

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