Ohworu festival
E274591
The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ohworu festival canonical | 2 |
| Ovwiamuge festival | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2534189 — 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: Ohworu festival Context triple: [Urhobo people, culturalFestival, Ohworu festival]
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A.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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B.
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual sacred celebration in Osogbo, Nigeria, honoring the river goddess Osun with processions, rituals, and cultural performances central to Yoruba spiritual and cultural life.
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C.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
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D.
New Yam Festival
The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
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E.
Nyabinghi ceremonies
Nyabinghi ceremonies are Rastafarian religious gatherings centered on drumming, chanting, and communal worship that honor Haile Selassie I and promote spiritual unity and resistance to oppression.
- 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: Ohworu festival Target entity description: The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
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A.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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B.
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual sacred celebration in Osogbo, Nigeria, honoring the river goddess Osun with processions, rituals, and cultural performances central to Yoruba spiritual and cultural life.
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C.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
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D.
New Yam Festival
The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
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E.
Nyabinghi ceremonies
Nyabinghi ceremonies are Rastafarian religious gatherings centered on drumming, chanting, and communal worship that honor Haile Selassie I and promote spiritual unity and resistance to oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
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religious festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| artForm |
chanting
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costume design ⓘ drumming ⓘ traditional masquerade performance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Urhobo cosmology ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageOf | Urhobo people ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
reinforces respect for ancestors
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strengthens communal identity ⓘ transmits traditional values ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Urhobo people ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
cultural tourists
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diaspora Urhobo people ⓘ local community ⓘ |
| hasElement |
communal feasting
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dance ⓘ masquerades ⓘ prayers and libations ⓘ processions ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| hasRitual | elaborate rituals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fertility and prosperity
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gratitude to deities ⓘ protection of the community ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Urhobo language ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Urhobo community leaders
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traditional priests ⓘ |
| participant |
Urhobo men
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Urhobo people ⓘ
surface form:
Urhobo women
Urhobo youth ⓘ visitors and guests ⓘ |
| preserves |
Urhobo oral history
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Urhobo performance arts ⓘ Urhobo traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate Urhobo cultural heritage
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to honor Urhobo deities ⓘ |
| region | Niger Delta ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Niger Delta festivals ⓘ |
| religion | Urhobo traditional religion ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community gathering
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conflict resolution and reconciliation ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | varies by Urhobo community ⓘ |
| typeOfMusic |
call-and-response songs
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traditional Urhobo drumming ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohworu festival Description of subject: The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ovwiamuge festival