Cap Go Meh
E229839
Cap Go Meh is a vibrant Chinese-Indonesian festival marking the 15th and final day of Lunar New Year celebrations, renowned in Singkawang for its elaborate processions and Tatung (spirit medium) rituals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cap Go Meh canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2037580 — 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: Cap Go Meh Context triple: [Singkawang, hasFestival, Cap Go Meh]
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A.
Chua Mot Cot
Chua Mot Cot is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique single-pillar pagoda design that appears to rise from a lotus pond.
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B.
Gamosa
Gamosa is a traditional Assamese handwoven cotton cloth, typically white with red borders and motifs, symbolizing respect, cultural identity, and social bonding in Assam.
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C.
Paihuano
Paihuano is a small town and commune in Chile’s Elqui Valley, known for its clear skies, pisco production, and astrotourism.
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D.
Bird's Nest
Bird's Nest is the nickname of Beijing National Stadium, the iconic steel-latticed arena built for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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E.
Honancho
Honancho is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential area with convenient access to central city districts via the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
- 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: Cap Go Meh Target entity description: Cap Go Meh is a vibrant Chinese-Indonesian festival marking the 15th and final day of Lunar New Year celebrations, renowned in Singkawang for its elaborate processions and Tatung (spirit medium) rituals.
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A.
Chua Mot Cot
Chua Mot Cot is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique single-pillar pagoda design that appears to rise from a lotus pond.
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B.
Gamosa
Gamosa is a traditional Assamese handwoven cotton cloth, typically white with red borders and motifs, symbolizing respect, cultural identity, and social bonding in Assam.
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C.
Paihuano
Paihuano is a small town and commune in Chile’s Elqui Valley, known for its clear skies, pisco production, and astrotourism.
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D.
Bird's Nest
Bird's Nest is the nickname of Beijing National Stadium, the iconic steel-latticed arena built for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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E.
Honancho
Honancho is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential area with convenient access to central city districts via the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese-Indonesian festival
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Lunar New Year festival ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| celebrates | 15th day of Lunar New Year ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
dragon dance
ⓘ
lion dance ⓘ offerings at temples ⓘ parades of decorated vehicles ⓘ street processions ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| featuresRitual |
Tatung
ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ trance rituals ⓘ |
| follows | Chinese New Year day ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cap Go Meh Festival
ⓘ
Chap Goh Meh ⓘ
linked to:
Lantern Festival
|
| hasAudience |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Chinese Indonesian culture
ⓘ
Chinese diaspora culture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicAssociation |
Chinese Indonesians
ⓘ
Hakka Chinese ⓘ
linked to:
Hakka
|
| hasFunction |
closing of Lunar New Year festivities
ⓘ
community purification ⓘ expressing gratitude to deities ⓘ seeking protection from spirits ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentRecognition | regional cultural event in Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasKeySymbol |
incense
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lanterns ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| hasMajorLocation |
Indonesia
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Singkawang ⓘ West Kalimantan ⓘ |
| hasNotableCity | Singkawang ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceElement |
martial arts demonstrations
ⓘ
self-mortification displays by Tatung ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect |
Buddhist elements
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Taoist practices ⓘ |
| hasTemporalClassification | annual event ⓘ |
| hasTourismAspect |
cultural tourism attraction
ⓘ
heritage tourism event ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lunar New Year period ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor |
Tatung rituals
ⓘ
elaborate processions ⓘ spirit medium performances ⓘ |
| marks | final day of Lunar New Year celebrations ⓘ |
| occursOn | 15th day of the first lunar month ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cap Go Meh Description of subject: Cap Go Meh is a vibrant Chinese-Indonesian festival marking the 15th and final day of Lunar New Year celebrations, renowned in Singkawang for its elaborate processions and Tatung (spirit medium) rituals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.