Adae Kese

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Adae Kese is a major traditional Akan festival in Ghana that celebrates ancestral veneration, royal authority, and communal unity.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Adae Kese canonical 4

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan festival ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ
festival ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
associatedWith Akan royal courts ⓘ
Asantehene ⓘ
Ashanti people ⓘ
chieftaincy institution ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalFunction display of Akan customs and regalia ⓘ
culturalSignificance major traditional Akan festival ⓘ
culturalSphere Akan culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Akan people ⓘ
features Akan royal regalia ⓘ
public gathering ⓘ
traditional dancing ⓘ
traditional drumming ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
hasRitual drumming and dancing ⓘ
libation pouring ⓘ
processions ⓘ
public durbar ⓘ
sacrificial offerings ⓘ
heritageStatus intangible cultural heritage of Akan people ⓘ
honors ancestors ⓘ
stool ancestors ⓘ
languageUsed Twi ⓘ
linkedConcept Adae festivals ⓘ
Akwasidae ⓘ
mainTheme ancestral veneration ⓘ
communal unity ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ
practicedIn Akan communities in Ghana ⓘ
Ashanti Region ⓘ
purpose affirm royal legitimacy ⓘ
reinforce communal identity ⓘ
strengthen ties between rulers and subjects ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religiousContext Akan religion ⓘ
religiousFunction communication with ancestors ⓘ
socialRole promotes social cohesion ⓘ
reinforces traditional authority ⓘ
typeOfVeneration ancestor worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

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