Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition
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The Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition is a festive Nepali custom in which groups go door to door during Tihar, singing and performing to bless households and receive gifts in return.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13168583 — 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: Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition Context triple: [Bhailo songs, relatedPractice, Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition]
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A.
Baishou festival
The Baishou festival is a major traditional celebration of the Tujia people, featuring group dancing, ritual performances, and songs that recount their history and cultural heritage.
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B.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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C.
Ogoh-ogoh parade
The Ogoh-ogoh parade is a Balinese Hindu procession featuring large, demonic effigies carried and danced through the streets to symbolically drive away negative forces on the eve of the Day of Silence.
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D.
Tsüngremong festival
Tsüngremong festival is a major post-harvest celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by communal feasting, traditional dances, and rituals of thanksgiving.
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E.
Grebeg rituals
Grebeg rituals are traditional Javanese royal ceremonies marked by processions, offerings, and communal celebrations that express gratitude and reinforce the cultural and spiritual authority of the palace.
- 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: Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition Target entity description: The Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition is a festive Nepali custom in which groups go door to door during Tihar, singing and performing to bless households and receive gifts in return.
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A.
Baishou festival
The Baishou festival is a major traditional celebration of the Tujia people, featuring group dancing, ritual performances, and songs that recount their history and cultural heritage.
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B.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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C.
Ogoh-ogoh parade
The Ogoh-ogoh parade is a Balinese Hindu procession featuring large, demonic effigies carried and danced through the streets to symbolically drive away negative forces on the eve of the Day of Silence.
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D.
Tsüngremong festival
Tsüngremong festival is a major post-harvest celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by communal feasting, traditional dances, and rituals of thanksgiving.
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E.
Grebeg rituals
Grebeg rituals are traditional Javanese royal ceremonies marked by processions, offerings, and communal celebrations that express gratitude and reinforce the cultural and spiritual authority of the palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nepali festival tradition
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Tihar tradition ⓘ house-visiting custom ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
community solidarity
ⓘ
good fortune ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lakshmi
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linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)
|
| associatedWithFestival |
Deepawali in Nepal
ⓘ
Tihar ⓘ |
| celebratedDuring | Tihar festival period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hindu Nepali culture
ⓘ
Newar and other hill communities of Nepal ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Deusi-Re male-led tradition in many regions ⓘ |
| hasName |
Bhailo
ⓘ
Bhailo-Bhailo ⓘ
linked to:
Bhailo
|
| hostsOffer |
food items
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fruits ⓘ money ⓘ sel roti ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| involves |
call-and-response songs
ⓘ
dancing ⓘ group singing ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
blessing households
ⓘ
door-to-door singing ⓘ house-visiting performances ⓘ |
| musicType |
devotional songs
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy | groups of girls and women in many communities ⓘ |
| participants |
adults
ⓘ
children ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| performedAtTimeOfDay |
evening
ⓘ
night ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
Laxmi Puja night of Tihar
ⓘ
subsequent nights of Tihar in some areas ⓘ |
| practicedIn | Nepal ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bless households
ⓘ
to bring prosperity to hosts ⓘ to collect gifts and offerings ⓘ to strengthen community bonds ⓘ |
| relatedTradition | Deusi-Re ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Hinduism ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| setting |
residential neighborhoods
ⓘ
rural villages of Nepal ⓘ urban areas of Nepal ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community entertainment
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inter-household interaction ⓘ |
| songLanguage | Nepali ⓘ |
| songTheme |
blessings for prosperity
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mythological and religious references ⓘ praise of the household ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition Description of subject: The Bhailo-Bhailo house-visiting tradition is a festive Nepali custom in which groups go door to door during Tihar, singing and performing to bless households and receive gifts in return.
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