Ojude Oba festival
E291352
The Ojude Oba festival is a vibrant annual cultural celebration in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria, featuring colorful parades, traditional regalia, and homage-paying to the town’s monarch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ojude Oba festival canonical | 3 |
| Odun Oba festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2694230 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ojude Oba festival Context triple: [Awujale of Ijebu, associatedWithFestival, Ojude Oba festival]
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A.
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual sacred celebration in Osogbo, Nigeria, honoring the river goddess Osun with processions, rituals, and cultural performances central to Yoruba spiritual and cultural life.
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B.
Ohworu festival
The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
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C.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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D.
Shango festival
The Shango festival is a traditional Yoruba religious celebration in honor of the thunder and lightning deity Shango, featuring drumming, dance, masquerades, and rituals that reinforce communal identity and ancestral worship.
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E.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ojude Oba festival Target entity description: The Ojude Oba festival is a vibrant annual cultural celebration in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria, featuring colorful parades, traditional regalia, and homage-paying to the town’s monarch.
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A.
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual sacred celebration in Osogbo, Nigeria, honoring the river goddess Osun with processions, rituals, and cultural performances central to Yoruba spiritual and cultural life.
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B.
Ohworu festival
The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
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C.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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D.
Shango festival
The Shango festival is a traditional Yoruba religious celebration in honor of the thunder and lightning deity Shango, featuring drumming, dance, masquerades, and rituals that reinforce communal identity and ancestral worship.
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E.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ojude Oba ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Awujale’s palace square
ⓘ
surface form:
Awujale’s palace
|
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
promotes Yoruba cultural heritage
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reinforces loyalty to the Awujale ⓘ showcases Ijebu identity ⓘ strengthens communal bonds ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
attracts international visitors
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attracts visitors from Nigeria ⓘ boosts local tourism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ijebu people
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Yoruba people ⓘ |
| features |
age-grade parades
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cultural dances ⓘ elaborate costumes ⓘ gun salutes ⓘ praise-singing ⓘ royal procession ⓘ traditional drumming ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTheme | varies yearly ⓘ |
| honors |
Awujale of Ijebu
ⓘ
surface form:
Awujale of Ijebuland
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ijebu-Ode
ⓘ
Ogun State ⓘ Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
|
| mainActivity |
colorful parades
ⓘ
cultural performances ⓘ display of traditional regalia ⓘ horse-riding displays ⓘ masquerade displays ⓘ musical performances ⓘ paying homage to the Awujale ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Ijebu Muslim community
ⓘ
Ijebu people ⓘ
surface form:
Ijebu community
|
| originContext | thanksgiving by early Ijebu Muslims ⓘ |
| originPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Eid al-Adha celebrations ⓘ |
| religiousOrigin | Islamic ⓘ |
| sponsors |
Ijebu sons and daughters
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corporate organizations ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
during Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah
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third day after Eid al-Adha ⓘ |
| translation | “The King’s Forecourt” in Yoruba ⓘ |
| venue |
Ijebu-Ode
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surface form:
Ijebu-Ode town square
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ojude Oba festival Description of subject: The Ojude Oba festival is a vibrant annual cultural celebration in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria, featuring colorful parades, traditional regalia, and homage-paying to the town’s monarch.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Odun Oba festival