Pasola festival
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The Pasola festival is a traditional ritual war game and harvest celebration on Indonesia’s Sumba Island, featuring spear-throwing horseback battles performed as part of local Marapu religious customs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pasola festival canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pasola festival Context triple: [Sumba, knownFor, Pasola festival]
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A.
SALA Festival
SALA Festival is an annual visual arts festival in South Australia that showcases the work of local artists across galleries, public spaces, and unconventional venues.
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B.
Extravaganja festival
Extravaganja festival is an annual cannabis-themed event in Amherst, Massachusetts, featuring music, advocacy, and community gatherings centered on marijuana culture and legalization.
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C.
Wratislavia Cantans festival
The Wratislavia Cantans festival is an international music festival in Wrocław, Poland, renowned for its performances of classical, choral, and sacred music in historic venues.
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D.
Open'er Festival
Open'er Festival is one of Poland's largest annual music and arts festivals, held on the Baltic coast and known for its diverse international lineup and large-scale open-air performances.
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E.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
- 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: Pasola festival Target entity description: The Pasola festival is a traditional ritual war game and harvest celebration on Indonesia’s Sumba Island, featuring spear-throwing horseback battles performed as part of local Marapu religious customs.
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A.
SALA Festival
SALA Festival is an annual visual arts festival in South Australia that showcases the work of local artists across galleries, public spaces, and unconventional venues.
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B.
Extravaganja festival
Extravaganja festival is an annual cannabis-themed event in Amherst, Massachusetts, featuring music, advocacy, and community gatherings centered on marijuana culture and legalization.
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C.
Wratislavia Cantans festival
The Wratislavia Cantans festival is an international music festival in Wrocław, Poland, renowned for its performances of classical, choral, and sacred music in historic venues.
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D.
Open'er Festival
Open'er Festival is one of Poland's largest annual music and arts festivals, held on the Baltic coast and known for its diverse international lineup and large-scale open-air performances.
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E.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural tradition
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ ritual war game ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rice harvest
ⓘ
sea worm (nyale) season ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Indonesia
|
| culturalSignificance | marker of Sumbanese identity ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | intangible cultural heritage of Sumba ⓘ |
| eventType |
equestrian event
ⓘ
martial ritual ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Southwest Sumba
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest Sumba Regency
West Sumba ⓘ
linked to:
West Sumba Regency
|
| governedBy | customary law (adat) ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
horseback battle
ⓘ
mock war ⓘ spear-throwing ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | ritual bloodshed believed to ensure good harvest ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
Marapu priests
ⓘ
mounted warriors ⓘ village community ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Speakers of Sumbanese languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
Sumba Island ⓘ
linked to:
Sumba
|
| mediaType |
subject of documentary films
ⓘ
subject of ethnographic studies ⓘ |
| organisedAccordingTo | Marapu ritual calendar ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Sumba people ⓘ |
| purpose |
harvest celebration
ⓘ
honoring ancestral spirits ⓘ ritual for agricultural fertility ⓘ |
| religion | Marapu ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Marapu belief system ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
horsemanship
ⓘ
spear throwing ⓘ |
| riskLevel | dangerous ⓘ |
| season | pre-harvest season ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community cohesion
ⓘ
conflict channeling ⓘ |
| tourismAspect |
attracts domestic tourists
ⓘ
attracts international tourists ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesAnimal | horse ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | wooden spear ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pasola festival Description of subject: The Pasola festival is a traditional ritual war game and harvest celebration on Indonesia’s Sumba Island, featuring spear-throwing horseback battles performed as part of local Marapu religious customs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.