Ohworu festival
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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 |
|---|---|
| Ohworu festival canonical | 2 |
| Ovwiamuge festival | 2 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ovwiamuge festival