Sema ceremony
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The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mevlevi Sema ceremony | 2 |
| Sema ceremony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324290 — 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: Sema ceremony Context triple: [Mevleviyya, mainRitual, Sema ceremony]
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A.
Plaza Lighting Ceremony
The Plaza Lighting Ceremony is an annual holiday tradition in Kansas City where thousands gather at the Country Club Plaza to watch its iconic Spanish-style shopping district illuminated with festive lights.
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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.
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival
The Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival is a historic Turkish sporting event, considered one of the world’s oldest continually held wrestling tournaments, where competitors wrestle doused in olive oil.
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D.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sema ceremony Target entity description: The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
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A.
Plaza Lighting Ceremony
The Plaza Lighting Ceremony is an annual holiday tradition in Kansas City where thousands gather at the Country Club Plaza to watch its iconic Spanish-style shopping district illuminated with festive lights.
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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.
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival
The Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival is a historic Turkish sporting event, considered one of the world’s oldest continually held wrestling tournaments, where competitors wrestle doused in olive oil.
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D.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi ritual
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mevlevi Sema
ⓘ
linked to:
Mevleviyya
Sema ritual ⓘ |
| associatedOrder |
Mevlevi Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Mevleviyya
|
| associatedPerson |
Jalal al-Din Rumi
ⓘ
linked to:
Rumi
Sultan Walad ⓘ |
| associatedWith | whirling dervishes ⓘ |
| bodyOrientation | counterclockwise rotation ⓘ |
| countryOfUNESCOFile | Turkey ⓘ |
| dressCode |
black cloak
ⓘ
tall felt hat ⓘ white robe ⓘ |
| handGesture | right hand raised left hand lowered ⓘ |
| handGestureMeaning | receiving from God and giving to creation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
chanting
ⓘ
music ⓘ whirling dance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Devr-i Veled (processional circling)
ⓘ
Naat-i Sharif recitation ⓘ Qur’an recitation ⓘ final prayer (dua) ⓘ four selam (musical movements) ⓘ ney taksim (improvised flute prelude) ⓘ |
| languageOfChant | Arabic ⓘ |
| languageOfPoetry |
Persian
ⓘ
linked to:
Persian language
Turkish ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | ney flute ⓘ |
| movementType | whirling ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Konya ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Mevlevihane (Mevlevi lodge)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mevleviyya
|
| performedBy |
Mevlevi dervishes
ⓘ
linked to:
Mevleviyya
dervishes ⓘ |
| performedOn | Rumi’s death anniversary ⓘ |
| practicedIn | Turkey ⓘ |
| purpose |
remembrance (dhikr) of God
ⓘ
spiritual purification ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| religiousLawStatus | permitted in many Sufi traditions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
remembrance of God
ⓘ
spiritual ascent ⓘ union with the divine ⓘ |
| unescoInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| unescoStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
kudum drum
ⓘ
oud ⓘ qanun ⓘ rebab ⓘ |
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linked to: Sema ceremony