Sigui ceremony
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The Sigui ceremony is a once-every-60-years Dogon ritual cycle in Mali that marks the symbolic renewal of the world and commemorates the first ancestor’s acquisition of speech.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dogon ritual
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ initiation ceremony ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ rite of passage ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic renewal
ⓘ
transition between generations ⓘ transmission of secret knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Dogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythicFigure | Nommo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMyth | first ancestor who received speech from the creator ⓘ |
| commemorates | first ancestor’s acquisition of speech ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| duration | several years ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | primarily male ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
beer offerings
ⓘ
funerary commemorations of the dead ⓘ initiation of young men ⓘ masked dances ⓘ processions between Dogon villages ⓘ ritual speeches ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
affirmation of Dogon identity
ⓘ
commemoration of the dead ⓘ intergenerational transmission of tradition ⓘ renewal of social order ⓘ |
| hasPeriodicity | 60 years ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | secret Sigui language ⓘ |
| linkedToAstronomy | Dogon cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToCalendar | Dogon ritual calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks | symbolic renewal of the world ⓘ |
| notableCycle | 1967–1973 Sigui cycle GENERATED ⓘ |
| occursEvery | 60 years ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Dogon elders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
initiated men
ⓘ
mask societies ⓘ young male initiates ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Dogon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Dogon religion ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Bandiagara Escarpment region
NERFINISHED
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Dogon cliff villages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOContext | part of Dogon intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| usesObject |
Kanaga mask
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirige mask NERFINISHED ⓘ tall plank masks ⓘ |
| usesSacredLanguage | Sigi so ⓘ |
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