New Yam Festival
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The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Yam Festival canonical | 14 |
| Leboku New Yam Festival | 2 |
| New Yam festival | 2 |
| Igbo new yam festival (Iri Ji) | 1 |
| New Yam Festival (common in Igbo areas) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T658897 — 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: New Yam Festival Context triple: [Eastern Nigeria, culturalPractice, New Yam Festival]
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A.
Olojo Festival
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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).
- 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: New Yam Festival Target entity description: The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
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A.
Olojo Festival
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Igbo cultural festival
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festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | yam ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Idoma
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Igbo ⓘ Tiv ⓘ Yoruba communities in some areas ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Igbo people ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Eastern Nigeria
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Nigeria ⓘ southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
affirms respect for land and ancestors
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marks the beginning of the new harvest year ⓘ reinforces community bonds ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
drumming
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feasting ⓘ masquerade performances ⓘ music ⓘ prayers ⓘ ritual sacrifices ⓘ thanksgiving rites ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| featuresFood |
pounded yam
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roasted yam ⓘ yam porridge ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Iri Ji
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Iwa Ji ⓘ
linked to:
Iri Ji
Orureshi (among Idoma) ⓘ
linked to:
Idoma people
|
| hasCulturalElement |
age-grade processions
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chieftaincy displays ⓘ traditional attire ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
first yam is eaten by the community leader
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first yam is offered to deities or ancestors ⓘ old yams are discarded before eating new yams ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
harvest
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renewal ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ |
| honors | yam ⓘ |
| mainStapleHonored | yam ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
Christian thanksgiving practices
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traditional Igbo religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abundance
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fertility ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around August
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around September ⓘ end of rainy season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Yam Festival Description of subject: The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
Referenced by (20)
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