Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Anambra_State
Onitsha |
gptkbp:attendedBy |
tourists
dignitaries local community |
gptkbp:celebratedIn |
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Igbo_people |
gptkbp:duration |
2 days
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gptkbp:features |
gptkb:music
cultural dances royal procession masquerade displays traditional rites |
gptkbp:frequency |
annual
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ofala Festival
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gptkbp:mainFigure |
gptkb:Obi_of_Onitsha
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gptkbp:monthHeld |
October
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gptkbp:nameMeaning |
Ofala means 'authority of the land'
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gptkbp:origin |
Igbo tradition
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gptkbp:purpose |
celebration of the king's annual emergence
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gptkbp:significance |
marks the end of the king's period of seclusion
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Onitsha,_Nigeria
gptkb:Igbo_religion gptkb:Nkpor gptkb:Igbo_land gptkb:Obi_of_Onitsha gptkb:Obosi gptkb:Southeast_Nigeria gptkb:Igboland gptkb:Umuoji |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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