Oro masquerade

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
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