Olojo Festival
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Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olojo Festival canonical | 4 |
| Ogun festival | 2 |
| Ogun Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T441504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olojo Festival Context triple: [Yoruba, hasFestival, Olojo Festival]
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A.
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual sacred celebration in Osogbo, Nigeria, honoring the river goddess Osun with processions, rituals, and cultural performances central to Yoruba spiritual and cultural life.
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B.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
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C.
Hosay
Hosay is a vibrant Indo-Caribbean observance of the Shi'a Muslim Muharram commemoration, featuring elaborate processions, drumming, and artistic displays of decorated tadjahs (replicas of mausoleums).
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D.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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E.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olojo Festival Target entity description: Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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A.
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual sacred celebration in Osogbo, Nigeria, honoring the river goddess Osun with processions, rituals, and cultural performances central to Yoruba spiritual and cultural life.
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B.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
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C.
Hosay
Hosay is a vibrant Indo-Caribbean observance of the Shi'a Muslim Muharram commemoration, featuring elaborate processions, drumming, and artistic displays of decorated tadjahs (replicas of mausoleums).
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D.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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E.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ogun worship
ⓘ
Ooni’s emergence with the sacred crown ⓘ Yoruba traditional calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWithBelief | creation of the world ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Ooni of Ife ⓘ |
| city | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
affirmation of Yoruba identity
ⓘ
commemoration of creation ⓘ renewal of kingship ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasDanceType | Yoruba traditional dance ⓘ |
| hasGarment |
Aare crown
ⓘ
beaded regalia of the Ooni ⓘ |
| hasMusicType | traditional Yoruba music ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ooni of Ife
ⓘ
Yoruba devotees ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba people
chiefs of Ile-Ife ⓘ
linked to:
Ooni of Ife
visitors and tourists ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
drumming
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prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ royal ceremonies ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
iron symbol of Ogun
ⓘ
sacred crown of the Ooni ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Yoruba intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Ogun ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Yoruba ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ile-Ife
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ Osun State ⓘ |
| mainLocationType |
palace of the Ooni of Ife
ⓘ
linked to:
Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife
shrines of Ogun in Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| purpose |
community cohesion
ⓘ
honoring ancestors ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| region |
Southwestern Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Nigeria
|
| religion | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | around September or October ⓘ |
| tourismImpact |
attracts domestic tourists
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attracts international tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olojo Festival Description of subject: Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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