Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:First_Fruits_ceremony
|
| gptkbp:attendedBy |
gptkb:King
thousands of Swazi people |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Eswatini
|
| gptkbp:duration |
about three weeks
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Incwala festival
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
most important cultural event in Eswatini
|
| gptkbp:location |
Lobamba
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Swazi_people
gptkb:King_of_Eswatini |
| gptkbp:period |
December or January
|
| gptkbp:prohibits |
public eating of new crops before the festival
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Swazi_traditional_religion
|
| gptkbp:rituals |
dancing
singing eating of first fruits purification ceremonies cutting of sacred reeds |
| gptkbp:significance |
celebrates kingship
marks harvest of first fruits |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
renewal of kingship
unity of the nation |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Traditional_Swazi_religion
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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