new yam festival
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The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among the Igbo people of Nigeria, marked by thanksgiving, feasting, traditional rites, and cultural performances to honor the yam as a staple crop and symbol of prosperity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| new yam festival canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4025886 — 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: new yam festival Context triple: [Igbo people, culturalPractice, new yam festival]
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A.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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B.
New Yatt
New Yatt is a small rural village in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England.
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C.
Iyerin festival
The Iyerin festival is a traditional cultural celebration of the Urhobo people of Nigeria, featuring communal rituals, performances, and ceremonies that honor their heritage and ancestral beliefs.
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D.
Opet Festival
The Opet Festival was an ancient Egyptian religious celebration in Thebes during which statues of the gods, especially Amun, were paraded from Karnak to Luxor Temple to renew the king’s divine authority and the cosmic order.
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E.
Straw Bear Festival
The Straw Bear Festival is a traditional English folk celebration in Whittlesey featuring a costumed “straw bear” paraded through the town with music, dancing, and other seasonal festivities.
- 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: new yam festival Target entity description: The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among the Igbo people of Nigeria, marked by thanksgiving, feasting, traditional rites, and cultural performances to honor the yam as a staple crop and symbol of prosperity.
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A.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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B.
New Yatt
New Yatt is a small rural village in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England.
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C.
Iyerin festival
The Iyerin festival is a traditional cultural celebration of the Urhobo people of Nigeria, featuring communal rituals, performances, and ceremonies that honor their heritage and ancestral beliefs.
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D.
Opet Festival
The Opet Festival was an ancient Egyptian religious celebration in Thebes during which statues of the gods, especially Amun, were paraded from Karnak to Luxor Temple to renew the king’s divine authority and the cosmic order.
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E.
Straw Bear Festival
The Straw Bear Festival is a traditional English folk celebration in Whittlesey featuring a costumed “straw bear” paraded through the town with music, dancing, and other seasonal festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Igbo cultural practice
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cultural festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agrarian calendar
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yam as king of crops ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Igbo people ⓘ |
| coreRite |
blessing of new yams
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first yam eating ⓘ offering of yams to deities and ancestors ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | transmission of Igbo customs to younger generations ⓘ |
| foodServed |
boiled yam
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pounded yam ⓘ roasted yam ⓘ yam porridge ⓘ |
| hasEconomicAspect |
attracts tourism
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boosts local trade ⓘ |
| hasLeadershipRole |
chief priests
ⓘ
community elders ⓘ traditional rulers ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
affirms Igbo identity
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redistribution of food and wealth ⓘ reinforces community bonds ⓘ |
| hasTheme | thanksgiving for harvest ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
community celebrations
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cultural displays ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ feasting ⓘ masquerade performances ⓘ music and drumming ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ wrestling contests ⓘ |
| mainCropHonored | yam ⓘ |
| marks |
beginning of new yam consumption
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end of old yam season ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Igbo towns and villages
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diaspora Igbo communities ⓘ |
| occurs | annually ⓘ |
| preFestivalTaboo | not eating new yams before official rites ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
libations to ancestors
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prayers to God ⓘ sacrifices of yam and livestock ⓘ |
| season | end of rainy season ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fertility
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gratitude ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
August
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September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: new yam festival Description of subject: The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among the Igbo people of Nigeria, marked by thanksgiving, feasting, traditional rites, and cultural performances to honor the yam as a staple crop and symbol of prosperity.
Referenced by (3)
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