Nayrouz
E229572
Nayrouz is the Coptic New Year festival, commemorating the martyrs and marking the beginning of the Coptic calendar year.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nayrouz canonical | 6 |
| Egyptian New Year | 3 |
| Coptic New Year (Thout 1) | 1 |
| Feast of Nayrouz | 1 |
| Nayrouz Feast | 1 |
| Nayruz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006507 — 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: Nayrouz Context triple: [Coptic calendar, newYearFestival, Nayrouz]
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A.
Newroz spring festival
The Newroz spring festival is a traditional Kurdish celebration marking the arrival of spring and the Kurdish New Year, symbolizing renewal, resistance, and cultural identity.
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B.
Ridván
Ridván is the most important Bahá'í festival, commemorating Baháʼu'lláh’s declaration of his prophetic mission in a garden near Baghdad.
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C.
Mawlid
Mawlid is the Islamic holiday commemorating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, observed with religious gatherings, recitations, and various cultural celebrations across the Muslim world.
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D.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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E.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
- 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: Nayrouz Target entity description: Nayrouz is the Coptic New Year festival, commemorating the martyrs and marking the beginning of the Coptic calendar year.
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A.
Newroz spring festival
The Newroz spring festival is a traditional Kurdish celebration marking the arrival of spring and the Kurdish New Year, symbolizing renewal, resistance, and cultural identity.
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B.
Ridván
Ridván is the most important Bahá'í festival, commemorating Baháʼu'lláh’s declaration of his prophetic mission in a garden near Baghdad.
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C.
Mawlid
Mawlid is the Islamic holiday commemorating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, observed with religious gatherings, recitations, and various cultural celebrations across the Muslim world.
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D.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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E.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coptic Christian feast
ⓘ
New Year festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coptic New Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Coptic New Year
Feast of the Coptic New Year ⓘ Nayrouz Feast ⓘ
linked to:
Nayrouz
|
| approximateGregorianDate |
11 September
ⓘ
12 September in Gregorian leap years ⓘ |
| associatedColor | red (symbolizing martyrdom) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coptic Synaxarium readings
ⓘ
Diocletian persecution ⓘ
linked to:
Diocletianic Persecution
church liturgy for martyrs ⓘ |
| calendar | Coptic calendar ⓘ |
| celebrationType | religious and cultural celebration ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Coptic martyrs
ⓘ
linked to:
the Martyrs
persecuted Christians in Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Egyptian Christian tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractices |
family gatherings
ⓘ
sharing festive foods ⓘ visiting churches ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Persian Nowruz
ⓘ
linked to:
Nowruz celebrations
|
| eraStartYear | AD 284 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | start of the Coptic ecclesiastical year ⓘ |
| historicalReference |
Era of the Martyrs
ⓘ
linked to:
Decian persecution
|
| includes |
commemoration of saints and martyrs
ⓘ
reading of the Synaxarium ⓘ special church prayers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | major feast in the Coptic Church ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Coptic liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of the Coptic calendar year ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Persian Nowruz in form but different in meaning ⓘ |
| observanceFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Coptic Christians
ⓘ
linked to:
Copts
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| partOf | Coptic liturgical year cycle ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Egypt ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religion |
Coptic Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Coptic Orthodox Church
|
| symbolism |
remembrance of martyrs
ⓘ
renewal of the church year ⓘ |
| theme |
faith under persecution
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ new beginnings ⓘ |
| timeInCopticCalendar | 1 Thout ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nayrouz Description of subject: Nayrouz is the Coptic New Year festival, commemorating the martyrs and marking the beginning of the Coptic calendar year.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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