Adamu Orisha Play

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Adamu Orisha Play is a traditional Yoruba masquerade festival in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders who parade through the streets to honor important figures and deities.

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Adamu Orisha Play canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba festival ⓘ
cultural heritage event ⓘ
masquerade festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eyo Festival ⓘ
associatedWith Adamu Orisha deity ⓘ
Lagos Island ⓘ
Lagos lagoon communities ⓘ
Oba of Lagos palace ⓘ
linked to: Oba of Lagos Palace
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Lagos cultural identity ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
culture Yoruba people ⓘ
features Eyo masqueraders ⓘ
white-clad masqueraders ⓘ
frequency occasional ⓘ
governedBy Eyo chieftaincy houses ⓘ
hasElement chants ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
procession to the palace ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
hasRitualSpace Idumota axis of Lagos Island ⓘ
linked to: Broad Street, Lagos
honors Oba of Lagos ⓘ
Yoruba deities ⓘ
deceased dignitaries ⓘ
important figures ⓘ
intangibleHeritageType ritual and festive event ⓘ
language Yoruba ⓘ
location Lagos ⓘ
mainCostumeColor white ⓘ
occasion funeral of an Oba of Lagos ⓘ
honor of prominent Lagosians ⓘ
installation of a new Oba of Lagos ⓘ
originCulture pre-colonial Lagos ⓘ
paradeType street procession ⓘ
performedBy Eyo societies ⓘ
linked to: Eyo Festival

male participants ⓘ
performedIn streets of Lagos Island ⓘ
prohibits wearing of certain colors by spectators ⓘ
purpose public display of Yoruba religious traditions ⓘ
social cohesion in Lagos ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ
region Southwest Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria
religion Yoruba religion ⓘ
timeOfDay daytime procession ⓘ
traditionalAttire agbada-like flowing robes ⓘ
wide-brimmed hats ⓘ
traditionalObject opambata staff ⓘ

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Eyo Festival → alsoKnownAs → Adamu Orisha Play ⓘ