Arugba
E289834
Arugba is the virgin priestess who carries sacrificial offerings to the Osun River during the annual Osun-Osogbo Festival in Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arugba canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural role
ⓘ
religious office ⓘ ritual role ⓘ |
| ageGroup | young woman ⓘ |
| associatedHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| associatedRitualObject |
calabash of offerings
ⓘ
sacrificial items ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Osun State
ⓘ
surface form:
Osun
|
| associatedWithFestival | Osun-Osogbo Festival ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalDomain | intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central figure of the Osun-Osogbo procession
ⓘ
embodiment of community hopes and prayers ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| festivalFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| festivalMonth | August ⓘ |
| genderRequirement | female ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| location |
Osogbo
ⓘ
Osun State ⓘ |
| maritalStatusRequirement | unmarried ⓘ |
| mediaRepresentation | subject of Nigerian films and documentaries ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | in Yoruba, often glossed as "carrier" or "one who carries" ⓘ |
| practicedWithin | Osun-Osogbo religious community ⓘ |
| processionDestination | Osun River ⓘ |
| processionStartingPoint |
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
ⓘ
surface form:
Osogbo Sacred Grove area
|
| religion | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
symbol of communal supplication
ⓘ
symbol of purity ⓘ symbol of sacrifice ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Orisha worship ⓘ |
| ritualAttire |
beaded ornaments associated with Osun
ⓘ
traditional white or light-colored garments ⓘ |
| ritualFunction |
to carry sacrificial offerings to the Osun River
ⓘ
to serve as intermediary between worshippers and Osun ⓘ |
| ritualRestrictions | subject to taboos before and during the festival ⓘ |
| roleInFestival | carrier of sacrificial offerings ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | must be a virgin from a royal or notable family in many traditions ⓘ |
| sexualPurityRequirement | virgin ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Ataoja of Osogbo
ⓘ
Osun priesthood ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of the Osun covenant with Osogbo
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary practice with precolonial origins ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.