One interesting part of the Osun Osogbo festival is the elaborate hairstyles made by the women in attendance. In Yoruba culture, a woman’s hair is regarded as her beauty. According to Yoruba mythology, Osun was the first deity to use a comb, and she is also the first hairdresser. She is associated with femininity and beauty like her priestesses. The Yoruba saying “A kii di irun tabi ge irun leyin olori,” translated as “One does not plait or cut a person’s hair without the consent of the owner of the head,” implies that a person’s hair represents their identity. Every August, Osogbo celebrates …