Shichi-Go-San ceremonies
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Shichi-Go-San ceremonies are traditional Japanese rites of passage in which families celebrate and bless the growth of three-, five-, and seven-year-old children, often by visiting Shinto shrines in formal attire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shichi-Go-San ceremonies canonical | 3 |
| Shichi-Go-San festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1247034 — 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: Shichi-Go-San ceremonies Context triple: [Meiji Shrine, hasEvent, Shichi-Go-San ceremonies]
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A.
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
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B.
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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C.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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D.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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E.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
- 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: Shichi-Go-San ceremonies Target entity description: Shichi-Go-San ceremonies are traditional Japanese rites of passage in which families celebrate and bless the growth of three-, five-, and seven-year-old children, often by visiting Shinto shrines in formal attire.
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A.
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
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B.
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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C.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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D.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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E.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese rite of passage
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children’s coming-of-age ritual ⓘ |
| ageFiveTerm | go-sai ⓘ |
| ageSevenTerm | shichi-sai ⓘ |
| ageThreeTerm | san-sai ⓘ |
| associatedItem | Chitose-ame ⓘ |
| associatedItemDescription | long thin red-and-white candy symbolizing healthy growth and longevity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| custom |
dressing children in traditional clothing
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offering money to the shrine ⓘ taking commemorative family photographs ⓘ |
| demographic | primarily practiced by families in Japan ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| historicalOriginPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| honors |
children aged five
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children aged seven ⓘ children aged three ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterDevelopmentPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| location | Shinto shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
prayers for children’s health and growth
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receiving blessings from Shinto priests ⓘ visiting Shinto shrines ⓘ |
| modernPractice | also observed on nearby weekends to 15 November ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | seven-five-three ⓘ |
| participants |
grandparents
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parents ⓘ young children ⓘ |
| photographyContext | children often photographed in studios ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate children’s growth
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to mark milestones in early childhood ⓘ to pray for children’s health and longevity ⓘ |
| recognition | widely known traditional Japanese custom ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | invoking kami protection for children ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| socialSignificance | important family event in Japan ⓘ |
| typicalAttire |
formal kimono
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furisode kimono for girls ⓘ hakama for boys ⓘ |
| typicalDate | 15 November ⓘ |
| typicalGenderForAgeFive | boys ⓘ |
| typicalGenderForAgeSeven | girls ⓘ |
| typicalGenderForAgeThree |
boys
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girls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shichi-Go-San ceremonies Description of subject: Shichi-Go-San ceremonies are traditional Japanese rites of passage in which families celebrate and bless the growth of three-, five-, and seven-year-old children, often by visiting Shinto shrines in formal attire.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Shichi-Go-San ceremonies