New Yam Festival
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The New Yam Festival is a prominent West African harvest celebration, especially among Yoruba communities in places like Osun State, marking the beginning of the yam harvest season with rituals, feasting, and cultural performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leboku New Yam Festival | 1 |
| New Yam Festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Osun State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Ebira people
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Idoma people ⓘ Igbo people ⓘ Tiv people ⓘ Yoruba people ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| foodServed |
boiled yam
ⓘ
fried yam ⓘ pounded yam ⓘ yam porridge ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal eating of yam dishes
ⓘ
cultural performances ⓘ feasting ⓘ masquerade displays ⓘ music and drumming ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
affirmation of cultural identity
ⓘ
expression of gratitude for agricultural abundance ⓘ reinforcement of communal bonds ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
first yam eaten by elders or chiefs
ⓘ
public blessing of farms and farmers ⓘ sharing food with community members ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect |
traditional African religions
ⓘ
veneration of earth deities ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
blessing of new yams
ⓘ
sacrificial offerings ⓘ thanksgiving to deities and ancestors ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
conflict reconciliation
ⓘ
display of chieftaincy and titles ⓘ youth initiation into cultural practices ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Yam cultivation in West Africa
ⓘ
Yam in African cuisine ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | anthropological studies on West African agrarian rituals ⓘ |
| mainCrop | yam ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of yam harvest season ⓘ |
| season |
harvest season
ⓘ
rainy season end ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fertility
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ renewal ⓘ transition from old harvest to new harvest ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
August
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Leboku New Yam Festival