Marriage of the Sea ceremony
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The Marriage of the Sea ceremony was a grand annual ritual of the Venetian Republic in which the doge symbolically wedded the Adriatic Sea to affirm Venice’s maritime dominion and prosperity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blessing of the Sea ceremony | 1 |
| Marriage of the Sea ceremony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22182384 — 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: Marriage of the Sea ceremony Context triple: [Bucentaur, usedFor, Marriage of the Sea ceremony]
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A.
Baci ceremony
The Baci ceremony is a traditional Lao ritual that calls back and harmonizes a person’s guardian spirits to promote well-being, good fortune, and social bonding during important life events.
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B.
Tiwah ceremony
The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
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C.
Matrimony
Matrimony is the Christian sacrament in which a man and a woman enter into a lifelong, covenantal union ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of children.
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D.
Anand Karaj
Anand Karaj is the Sikh marriage ceremony, conducted in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib and centered on spiritual union and commitment.
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E.
The Robing of the Bride
The Robing of the Bride is a 1940 surrealist painting by Max Ernst that depicts a fantastical, dreamlike scene featuring a richly adorned, bird-like bride in a mysterious, symbolic setting.
- 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: Marriage of the Sea ceremony Target entity description: The Marriage of the Sea ceremony was a grand annual ritual of the Venetian Republic in which the doge symbolically wedded the Adriatic Sea to affirm Venice’s maritime dominion and prosperity.
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A.
Baci ceremony
The Baci ceremony is a traditional Lao ritual that calls back and harmonizes a person’s guardian spirits to promote well-being, good fortune, and social bonding during important life events.
-
B.
Tiwah ceremony
The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
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C.
Matrimony
Matrimony is the Christian sacrament in which a man and a woman enter into a lifelong, covenantal union ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of children.
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D.
Anand Karaj
Anand Karaj is the Sikh marriage ceremony, conducted in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib and centered on spiritual union and commitment.
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E.
The Robing of the Bride
The Robing of the Bride is a 1940 surrealist painting by Max Ernst that depicts a fantastical, dreamlike scene featuring a richly adorned, bird-like bride in a mysterious, symbolic setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bucentaur (ceremonial barge of the Doges of Venice)
linked to: Marriage of the Sea ceremony