Mmanwu Festival

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Igbo_religion
gptkb:Yoruba_religion
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkbp:culturalSignificance ancestral veneration
community identity
gptkbp:features dancing
folk
rituals
masquerade performances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mmanwu Festival
gptkbp:language Igbo
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southeastern_Nigeria
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:mask wooden masks
cloth masks
gptkbp:participants men
gptkbp:prohibits women from performing as masqueraders
gptkbp:purpose entertainment
spiritual protection
social control
gptkbp:season dry season
gptkbp:symbolizes ancestral spirits
mystical forces
gptkbp:targetAudience community members
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Igbo_land
gptkb:Enugu_State
gptkb:Southeast_Nigeria
gptkb:Igboland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6