Swiss National Day
E162348
Swiss National Day is Switzerland’s national holiday, celebrated annually on August 1st with public festivities, speeches, fireworks, and displays of Swiss culture and heritage.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss National Day canonical | 5 |
| Bundesfeier der Schweiz | 1 |
| Festa nazionale svizzera | 1 |
| Fiasta naziunala svizra | 1 |
| Fête nationale suisse | 1 |
| Schweizer Bundesfeier | 1 |
| Swiss national day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1405541 — 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: Swiss National Day Context triple: [Swiss Psalm, usedOnOccasion, Swiss National Day]
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A.
Berner
A Berner is a resident or native of the Swiss city of Bern.
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B.
Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland is the de facto capital of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town, political institutions, and cultural heritage.
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C.
German-speaking Switzerland
German-speaking Switzerland is the predominantly German-language region of Switzerland, encompassing major cities like Zurich and forming the country's largest linguistic and cultural area.
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D.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Central European country known for its long-standing neutrality, mountainous landscapes, financial centers, and multilingual, federal political system.
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E.
Solothurn
Solothurn is a canton in northwestern Switzerland known for its historic baroque town of the same name and its location along the Aare River.
- 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: Swiss National Day Target entity description: Swiss National Day is Switzerland’s national holiday, celebrated annually on August 1st with public festivities, speeches, fireworks, and displays of Swiss culture and heritage.
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A.
Berner
A Berner is a resident or native of the Swiss city of Bern.
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B.
Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland is the de facto capital of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town, political institutions, and cultural heritage.
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C.
German-speaking Switzerland
German-speaking Switzerland is the predominantly German-language region of Switzerland, encompassing major cities like Zurich and forming the country's largest linguistic and cultural area.
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D.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Central European country known for its long-standing neutrality, mountainous landscapes, financial centers, and multilingual, federal political system.
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E.
Solothurn
Solothurn is a canton in northwestern Switzerland known for its historic baroque town of the same name and its location along the Aare River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bundesfeier
ⓘ
Festa nazionale svizzera ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss National Day
Fiasta naziunala svizra ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss National Day
Fête nationale suisse ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss National Day
|
| celebratedOn | August 1 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bonfires
ⓘ
community festivals ⓘ fireworks ⓘ flag displays ⓘ folk music performances ⓘ lantern processions ⓘ official ceremonies ⓘ parades ⓘ political speeches ⓘ public speeches ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
celebration of Swiss heritage
ⓘ
displays of Swiss culture ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
children’s lantern parades
ⓘ
firework displays over lakes ⓘ reading of the Federal Charter in some communities ⓘ ringing of church bells ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh ⓘ
linked to:
Romansh language
|
| hasTheme |
Swiss independence
ⓘ
national unity ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
federal public holiday
ⓘ
paid public holiday in Switzerland ⓘ |
| locationOfMajorCelebrations |
Bern
ⓘ
Geneva ⓘ Lucerne ⓘ Zurich ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Swiss citizens
ⓘ
Swiss diaspora ⓘ residents of Switzerland ⓘ |
| significance |
commemorates the Federal Charter of 1291
ⓘ
symbolizes the founding of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | celebrations often continue into the evening ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
fondue
ⓘ
grilled sausages ⓘ raclette ⓘ |
| typicalSymbol |
Swiss flag
ⓘ
cantonal flags ⓘ red and white decorations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss National Day Description of subject: Swiss National Day is Switzerland’s national holiday, celebrated annually on August 1st with public festivities, speeches, fireworks, and displays of Swiss culture and heritage.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Swiss National Day
linked to: Swiss National Day
linked to: Swiss National Day
linked to: Swiss National Day
linked to: Swiss National Day
linked to: Swiss National Day