Homowo festival
E182938
The Homowo festival is a major annual harvest celebration of the Ga people of Ghana, marked by rituals, drumming, dancing, and the symbolic ban on and later eating of traditional foods to commemorate overcoming famine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homowo festival canonical | 9 |
| Homowo celebrations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1604665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homowo festival Context triple: [Ga language, usedIn, Homowo festival]
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A.
Extravaganja festival
Extravaganja festival is an annual cannabis-themed event in Amherst, Massachusetts, featuring music, advocacy, and community gatherings centered on marijuana culture and legalization.
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B.
MassKara Festival
MassKara Festival is a vibrant annual celebration in Bacolod City, Philippines, known for its colorful smiling masks, street dancing, and lively music that symbolize resilience and joy.
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C.
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is a world-famous annual beer and folk festival held in Munich, Germany, known for its large beer tents, traditional Bavarian music, food, and costumes.
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D.
Hillside Festival
Hillside Festival is an annual multi-day music and arts festival held near Guelph, Ontario, known for its diverse lineup, community focus, and environmentally conscious practices.
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E.
Pasola festival
The Pasola festival is a traditional ritual war game and harvest celebration on Indonesia’s Sumba Island, featuring spear-throwing horseback battles performed as part of local Marapu religious customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homowo festival Target entity description: The Homowo festival is a major annual harvest celebration of the Ga people of Ghana, marked by rituals, drumming, dancing, and the symbolic ban on and later eating of traditional foods to commemorate overcoming famine.
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A.
Extravaganja festival
Extravaganja festival is an annual cannabis-themed event in Amherst, Massachusetts, featuring music, advocacy, and community gatherings centered on marijuana culture and legalization.
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B.
MassKara Festival
MassKara Festival is a vibrant annual celebration in Bacolod City, Philippines, known for its colorful smiling masks, street dancing, and lively music that symbolize resilience and joy.
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C.
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is a world-famous annual beer and folk festival held in Munich, Germany, known for its large beer tents, traditional Bavarian music, food, and costumes.
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D.
Hillside Festival
Hillside Festival is an annual multi-day music and arts festival held near Guelph, Ontario, known for its diverse lineup, community focus, and environmentally conscious practices.
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E.
Pasola festival
The Pasola festival is a traditional ritual war game and harvest celebration on Indonesia’s Sumba Island, featuring spear-throwing horseback battles performed as part of local Marapu religious customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
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festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| associatedFood |
kpokpoi
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maize-based dishes ⓘ palm-nut soup ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Ga people ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
reinforces kinship ties
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strengthens Ga identity ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major annual celebration of the Ga people ⓘ |
| etymology | name often glossed as "hooting at hunger" ⓘ |
| features |
dancing
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drumming ⓘ processions ⓘ singing ⓘ traditional prayers ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commemoration of famine
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harvest ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ |
| includes |
chiefs’ durbar
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traditional regalia display ⓘ warrior and Asafo group performances ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ga language ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
ban on traditional foods before the festival
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libation pouring ⓘ sprinkling of traditional food in streets and homes ⓘ symbolic lifting of food ban ⓘ visits to family houses and shrines ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Accra
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Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate a successful harvest
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to remember and mock past famine ⓘ to seek blessings for future harvests ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Ga Mashie ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ga agricultural calendar
ⓘ
Ga chieftaincy institution ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | traditional Ga religious practices ⓘ |
| religiousOrEthnicGroup | Ga-Adangbe ⓘ |
| season | harvest season ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
community resilience
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gratitude to deities and ancestors ⓘ victory over hunger ⓘ |
| tourismAspect |
attracts domestic tourists
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attracts international tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homowo festival Description of subject: The Homowo festival is a major annual harvest celebration of the Ga people of Ghana, marked by rituals, drumming, dancing, and the symbolic ban on and later eating of traditional foods to commemorate overcoming famine.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ga Mantse