Las Posadas
E339849
Las Posadas is a traditional Mexican Christmas festival celebrated over nine nights, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging through processions, songs, and communal gatherings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Las Posadas canonical | 3 |
| The Farolitos of Christmas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3240896 — 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: Las Posadas Context triple: [The Three Caballeros, notableSequence, Las Posadas]
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A.
Fiesta de los Remedios
Fiesta de los Remedios is a traditional religious and cultural festival in Cholula, Mexico, honoring the Virgin of Los Remedios with processions, masses, music, and local celebrations.
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B.
La Virgen del Panecillo
La Virgen del Panecillo is a prominent aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking Quito, Ecuador, and serving as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Milagro
Milagro is a city in Ecuador known as an important agricultural and commercial center, particularly for sugarcane and rice production.
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D.
Camoteros
Camoteros is the popular nickname for the Mexican football club Puebla FC and its supporters.
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E.
Romerías de Mayo
Romerías de Mayo is a traditional cultural and artistic festival held each May in Holguín, Cuba, featuring music, dance, and diverse folk and contemporary performances.
- 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: Las Posadas Target entity description: Las Posadas is a traditional Mexican Christmas festival celebrated over nine nights, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging through processions, songs, and communal gatherings.
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A.
Fiesta de los Remedios
Fiesta de los Remedios is a traditional religious and cultural festival in Cholula, Mexico, honoring the Virgin of Los Remedios with processions, masses, music, and local celebrations.
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B.
La Virgen del Panecillo
La Virgen del Panecillo is a prominent aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking Quito, Ecuador, and serving as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Milagro
Milagro is a city in Ecuador known as an important agricultural and commercial center, particularly for sugarcane and rice production.
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D.
Camoteros
Camoteros is the popular nickname for the Mexican football club Puebla FC and its supporters.
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E.
Romerías de Mayo
Romerías de Mayo is a traditional cultural and artistic festival held each May in Holguín, Cuba, featuring music, dance, and diverse folk and contemporary performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Mexican cultural tradition ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoCelebratedIn |
Guatemala
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
other parts of Latin America ⓘ |
| associatedFood |
atole
ⓘ
ponche navideño ⓘ tamales ⓘ |
| associatedMusic | traditional villancicos ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nativity story ⓘ |
| commemorates | Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Mexican Catholic popular piety
ⓘ
important element of Mexican Christmas celebrations ⓘ |
| duration | nine nights ⓘ |
| endDate | December 24 ⓘ |
| finalNightAlsoCalled | Nochebuena ⓘ |
| finalNightCoincidesWith | Christmas Eve ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
breaking a piñata
ⓘ
call-and-response singing ⓘ communal gatherings ⓘ prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ sharing food and drink ⓘ visiting houses or designated stops ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
posadas held in churches
ⓘ
posadas held in private homes ⓘ public street posadas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | the inns ⓘ |
| mainlyCelebratedIn | Mexico ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startDate | December 16 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
community solidarity
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hospitality ⓘ preparation for Christmas ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | Advent ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants |
families
ⓘ
neighbors ⓘ parish communities ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| usesObject |
Nativity images
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candles ⓘ lanterns ⓘ piñatas ⓘ song sheets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Las Posadas Description of subject: Las Posadas is a traditional Mexican Christmas festival celebrated over nine nights, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging through processions, songs, and communal gatherings.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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