Nyokum Yullo

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Nyokum Yullo is a major agricultural and community festival of the Nyishi people of Arunachal Pradesh, India, celebrated to invoke prosperity, harmony, and protection from misfortune.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nyokum Yullo canonical 1
Nyokum Yullo Celebration Committee 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural festival ⓘ
community festival ⓘ
festival ⓘ
aimsTo ensure good harvest ⓘ
maintain social harmony ⓘ
ward off natural calamities ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Nyishi ⓘ
associatedWithReligion indigenous Nyishi animist beliefs ⓘ
celebratedAs major festival of Nyishi community ⓘ
celebratedBy Nyishi people ⓘ
celebratedIn Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
culturalSignificance expresses traditional beliefs of Nyishi community ⓘ
strengthens community bonds among Nyishi people ⓘ
hasActivity community feasts ⓘ
sports and games ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
hasCulturalElement folk dance ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
traditional rituals ⓘ
hasFeature participation of men, women, and children ⓘ
performance of priestly rituals by local shamans or priests ⓘ
use of traditional Nyishi attire ⓘ
hasRitual animal sacrifices in some communities ⓘ
offerings to deities ⓘ
prayers for good harvest ⓘ
hasSocialRole occasion for reaffirming clan ties ⓘ
platform for resolving community issues ⓘ
linkedTo agricultural cycle ⓘ
partOf cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage of Nyishi people ⓘ
purpose invoke harmony ⓘ
invoke prosperity ⓘ
seek protection from misfortune ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
religiousAspect rituals to appease deities and spirits ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyishi → festival → Nyokum Yullo ⓘ
Nyokum → organizedBy → Nyokum Yullo Celebration Committee ⓘ
linked to: Nyokum Yullo