Odwira
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Odwira is a major Akan traditional festival in Ghana that centers on purification, thanksgiving, and the celebration of ancestral heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odwira canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akan festival
ⓘ
cultural heritage event ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akyem people
ⓘ
surface form:
Akwapim people
Akyem people ⓘ Ashanti people ⓘ |
| attracts |
cultural researchers
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| centerOfCelebration |
Akropong
ⓘ
Akwapim Ridge ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Akanland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Akan people ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
reinforces Akan identity
ⓘ
strengthens ties between chiefs and subjects ⓘ transmission of oral history ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Ghanaian cultural festival ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
cleansing rites
ⓘ
drumming and dancing ⓘ durbar of chiefs ⓘ libation pouring ⓘ processions ⓘ sacrificial offerings ⓘ |
| language |
Akan language
ⓘ
Twi language ⓘ
surface form:
Twi
|
| linkedTo |
Akan calendar
ⓘ
harvest season ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
purification ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Akan communities in Ghana
ⓘ
Akan diaspora communities ⓘ |
| purpose |
honouring ancestors
ⓘ
renewal of kingship and authority ⓘ spiritual purification of the community ⓘ thanksgiving for harvest ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
appeasement of deities
ⓘ
renewal of covenant with ancestors ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Akan traditional religion ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community reunion
ⓘ
conflict resolution ⓘ display of traditional regalia ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around October
ⓘ
around September ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.