They face each other in daylong whipping fights , as though in real battle .
The spectacular aspect of the festival is Ewo , the practice in which the people of the town divide themselves into two groups : the Isale Osolo and the Oke Mapo .
people face each other in daylong whipping fights , as though in real battle .
The spectacular aspect of the festival is Ewo , the practice in which the people of the town divide themselves into two groups : the Isale Osolo and the Oke Mapo .