Never on Sunday rule
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The Never on Sunday rule is a long-standing policy of the Tournament of Roses Parade that postpones the event to January 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, in order to avoid conflicting with local church services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Never on Sunday policy | 1 |
| Never on Sunday rule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2799170 — 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: Never on Sunday rule Context triple: [Tournament of Roses Parade, exceptionRule, Never on Sunday rule]
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A.
Holy Monday
Holy Monday is the second day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events in the final week of Jesus Christ’s life leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection.
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B.
Fridays
Fridays was a Cartoon Network programming block that showcased new episodes and premieres of the channel’s animated series, typically airing on Friday evenings.
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C.
Sunday at Home
"Sunday at Home" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection Twice-Told Tales.
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D.
Sunday
Sunday is the first day of the week in many cultures, widely recognized in Christianity as a principal day of worship and rest.
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E.
Closed on Sunday
"Closed on Sunday" is a track from Kanye West’s gospel-influenced hip-hop album *Jesus Is King*, noted for its religious themes and references to family values and Chick-fil-A.
- 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: Never on Sunday rule Target entity description: The Never on Sunday rule is a long-standing policy of the Tournament of Roses Parade that postpones the event to January 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, in order to avoid conflicting with local church services.
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A.
Holy Monday
Holy Monday is the second day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events in the final week of Jesus Christ’s life leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection.
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B.
Fridays
Fridays was a Cartoon Network programming block that showcased new episodes and premieres of the channel’s animated series, typically airing on Friday evenings.
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C.
Sunday at Home
"Sunday at Home" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection Twice-Told Tales.
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D.
Sunday
Sunday is the first day of the week in many cultures, widely recognized in Christianity as a principal day of worship and rest.
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E.
Closed on Sunday
"Closed on Sunday" is a track from Kanye West’s gospel-influenced hip-hop album *Jesus Is King*, noted for its religious themes and references to family values and Chick-fil-A.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tournament of Roses Parade tradition
ⓘ
parade scheduling policy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Never on Sunday policy
ⓘ
linked to:
Never on Sunday rule
|
| appliesTo | Tournament of Roses Parade ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
Rose Parade
ⓘ
linked to:
Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | January 1 is a Sunday ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tournament of Roses Association ⓘ |
| condition | New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday ⓘ |
| consequence | Rose Parade is held on January 2 instead of January 1 ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| effect | postpones the Tournament of Roses Parade to January 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday ⓘ |
| exceptionTo | usual practice of holding the Rose Parade on January 1 ⓘ |
| frequency | only when January 1 is a Sunday ⓘ |
| governs | date of the Tournament of Roses Parade ⓘ |
| location |
Pasadena, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Pasadena
|
| motivatedBy | consideration for local churches in Pasadena ⓘ |
| policyType | scheduling rule ⓘ |
| purpose | to avoid conflict with local church services ⓘ |
| reason | respect for Sunday church services ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Year’s Day observances
ⓘ
holiday parade scheduling ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian church services ⓘ |
| temporalScope | New Year’s holiday period ⓘ |
| traditionStatus | long-standing policy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Never on Sunday rule Description of subject: The Never on Sunday rule is a long-standing policy of the Tournament of Roses Parade that postpones the event to January 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, in order to avoid conflicting with local church services.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Never on Sunday rule