Yam festival
E1013154
The Yam festival is a traditional celebration among the Tiv people that marks the harvest of new yams with communal feasting, rituals, and cultural performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yam festival canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12963645 — 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: Yam festival Context triple: [Tiv, culturalFestival, Yam festival]
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A.
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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B.
Iwag Festival
Iwag Festival is a vibrant annual Christmas lights and lantern festival in Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines, celebrated for its elaborate light displays and festive cultural activities.
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C.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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D.
Kamiari Festival
The Kamiari Festival is a major Shinto religious event in Izumo, Japan, during which it is believed that all the gods from across the country gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine for an annual divine assembly.
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E.
Wanshuwa festival
Wanshuwa festival is a traditional cultural celebration of the Tiwa people, marked by communal rituals, dances, and offerings that express their agrarian and spiritual heritage.
- 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: Yam festival Target entity description: The Yam festival is a traditional celebration among the Tiv people that marks the harvest of new yams with communal feasting, rituals, and cultural performances.
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A.
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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B.
Iwag Festival
Iwag Festival is a vibrant annual Christmas lights and lantern festival in Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines, celebrated for its elaborate light displays and festive cultural activities.
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C.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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D.
Kamiari Festival
The Kamiari Festival is a major Shinto religious event in Izumo, Japan, during which it is believed that all the gods from across the country gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine for an annual divine assembly.
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E.
Wanshuwa festival
Wanshuwa festival is a traditional cultural celebration of the Tiwa people, marked by communal rituals, dances, and offerings that express their agrarian and spiritual heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
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harvest festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rural communities
ⓘ
yam farming ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Tiv people ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal feasting
ⓘ
cultural performances ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect | Tiv culture ⓘ |
| hasFood | dishes made from yam ⓘ |
| hasIntangibleHeritageType | traditional festival ⓘ |
| hasMainCrop | yam ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceType |
drumming
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
celebration of agricultural success
ⓘ
expression of cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect |
prayers for prosperity
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ritual offerings ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction | strengthening community bonds ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRelation | end of yam growing season ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
agricultural fertility
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thanksgiving for harvest ⓘ |
| involves |
community gathering
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sharing of food ⓘ traditional attire ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Tiv language speakers ⓘ |
| marks | harvest of new yams ⓘ |
| partOf | Tiv traditional calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yam festival Description of subject: The Yam festival is a traditional celebration among the Tiv people that marks the harvest of new yams with communal feasting, rituals, and cultural performances.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.