Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
Yoruba tradition |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Ogun_State gptkb:Lagos_State |
gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:Oro_society_elders
|
gptkbp:excludes |
Women
Non-initiates |
gptkbp:features |
secret society
Masked figures |
gptkbp:frequency |
Annual
During special occasions |
gptkbp:gender |
Men only
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oro masquerade
|
gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Yoruba_religion
|
gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:Yoruba_people
|
gptkbp:prohibits |
Women from seeing the masquerade
|
gptkbp:purpose |
Spiritual cleansing
Community protection Enforcement of traditional laws |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
Egungun masquerade |
gptkbp:rituals |
Yoruba
|
gptkbp:symbolizes |
Purity
Justice Ancestral spirits |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Oro_Festival
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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