Akwasidae

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Akwasidae is a major Akan traditional festival held every six weeks to honor ancestors and reaffirm allegiance to the Ashanti Golden Stool.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Akwasidae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan festival ⓘ
Ashanti festival ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
associatedWith Golden Stool ⓘ
surface form: Ashanti Golden Stool
calendarBasis Akan calendar ⓘ
category Ghanaian festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
centralSymbol Golden Stool ⓘ
ceremonialCenter Manhyia Palace ⓘ
culture Akan ⓘ
Ashanti ⓘ
frequency every six weeks ⓘ
hasAspect ancestor veneration ⓘ
political allegiance ⓘ
royal ceremony ⓘ
honors ancestors ⓘ
includes dancing ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
libation pouring ⓘ
offerings to ancestors ⓘ
rituals ⓘ
languageContext Twi ⓘ
linkedTo Asantehene ⓘ
observedBy Akan people ⓘ
Ashanti people ⓘ
observedIn Ashanti Region ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
purpose to honor ancestors ⓘ
to reaffirm allegiance to the Ashanti Golden Stool ⓘ
religiousFunction strengthening ties between living and dead ⓘ
religiousTradition Akan religion ⓘ
socialFunction affirming loyalty to Ashanti kingship ⓘ
reinforcing Ashanti unity ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the Golden Stool ⓘ
continuity of the Ashanti nation ⓘ
typeOfDay sacred day ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akan people → festival → Akwasidae ⓘ
Ashanti → majorFestival → Akwasidae ⓘ
Adae Kese → linkedConcept → Akwasidae ⓘ
Ashanti people → majorFestival → Akwasidae ⓘ