Yoruba festivals
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Yoruba festivals are traditional celebrations of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria and neighboring regions, marked by elaborate rituals, drumming, masquerades, and communal feasting that honor deities, ancestors, and important historical events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoruba festivals canonical | 2 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural tradition
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ religious festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Orisha worship
ⓘ
Yoruba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ifa divination ⓘ |
| commemorates | historical events ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Yoruba culture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpact |
local trade
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasElement |
chants
ⓘ
communal feasting ⓘ dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ masquerades ⓘ prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ rituals ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| hasMusicType |
bata drumming
ⓘ
gangan drumming ⓘ talking drum music ⓘ |
| hasNotableFestival |
Egungun Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eyo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Gelede Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ New Yam Festival (Odun Ijesu) NERFINISHED ⓘ Obatala Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Odun Ifa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Ajobo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Alada Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Okuta Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Olofin Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Oloja Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Olokun Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Olokun-Osogbo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Olokuta Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Olomi Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Olumo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogun Onire Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Olojo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Olokun Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Oranmiyan Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Oro Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Osun-Osogbo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Sango Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
community cohesion
ⓘ
marking agricultural cycles ⓘ petitioning deities ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
babalawo
ⓘ
chiefs ⓘ iyanifa ⓘ masqueraders ⓘ oba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | annual ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOElement | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove and Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors |
Yoruba deities
ⓘ
ancestors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Yoruba language ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.