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.

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Label Occurrences
Ohworu festival canonical 2
Ovwiamuge festival 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural festival
religious festival
traditional festival
artForm chanting
costume design
drumming
traditional masquerade performance
associatedWith Urhobo cosmology
continent Africa
country Nigeria
culturalHeritageOf Urhobo people
culturalSignificance reinforces respect for ancestors
strengthens communal identity
transmits traditional values
ethnicGroup Urhobo people
frequency annual
hasAudience cultural tourists
diaspora Urhobo people
local community
hasElement communal feasting
dance
masquerades
prayers and libations
processions
traditional music
hasRitual elaborate rituals
hasTheme fertility and prosperity
gratitude to deities
protection of the community
languageUsed Urhobo language
organisedBy Urhobo community leaders
traditional priests
participant Urhobo men
Urhobo people
surface form: Urhobo women

Urhobo youth
visitors and guests
preserves Urhobo oral history
Urhobo performance arts
Urhobo traditional beliefs
purpose to celebrate Urhobo cultural heritage
to honor Urhobo deities
region Niger Delta
relatedTo other Niger Delta festivals
religion Urhobo traditional religion
socialFunction community gathering
conflict resolution and reconciliation
timeOfYear varies by Urhobo community
typeOfMusic call-and-response songs
traditional Urhobo drumming

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Urhobo people culturalFestival Ohworu festival
Urhobo people culturalFestival Ohworu festival
this entity surface form: Ovwiamuge festival
Urhobo festival Ohworu festival
Urhobo festival Ohworu festival
this entity surface form: Ovwiamuge festival