Phuket Vegetarian Festival
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The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual Taoist celebration in Thailand known for its strict vegetarianism, elaborate street processions, and extreme body-piercing rituals performed for spiritual purification and good fortune.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phuket Vegetarian Festival canonical | 2 |
| Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Phuket) | 1 |
| Phuket Vegetarian Festival processions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3929340 — 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: Phuket Vegetarian Festival Context triple: [Phuket, hasFestival, Phuket Vegetarian Festival]
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A.
Coconut Festival
Coconut Festival is a Hindu coastal harvest and thanksgiving celebration, especially in Maharashtra and Goa, marked by offerings of coconuts to the sea and prayers for safety and prosperity for fishing communities.
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B.
Thingyan festival
Thingyan festival is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide in Myanmar with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and communal festivities marking the transition to a new year.
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C.
Taif Rose Festival
The Taif Rose Festival is an annual cultural and floral celebration in Taif, Saudi Arabia, showcasing the region’s famous Damask roses through parades, exhibitions, and traditional performances.
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D.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.
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E.
Thame Food Festival
Thame Food Festival is an annual culinary event in Thame, Oxfordshire, featuring local producers, street food, chef demonstrations, and family-friendly food activities.
- 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: Phuket Vegetarian Festival Target entity description: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual Taoist celebration in Thailand known for its strict vegetarianism, elaborate street processions, and extreme body-piercing rituals performed for spiritual purification and good fortune.
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A.
Coconut Festival
Coconut Festival is a Hindu coastal harvest and thanksgiving celebration, especially in Maharashtra and Goa, marked by offerings of coconuts to the sea and prayers for safety and prosperity for fishing communities.
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B.
Thingyan festival
Thingyan festival is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide in Myanmar with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and communal festivities marking the transition to a new year.
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C.
Taif Rose Festival
The Taif Rose Festival is an annual cultural and floral celebration in Taif, Saudi Arabia, showcasing the region’s famous Damask roses through parades, exhibitions, and traditional performances.
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D.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.
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E.
Thame Food Festival
Thame Food Festival is an annual culinary event in Thame, Oxfordshire, featuring local producers, street food, chef demonstrations, and family-friendly food activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taoist festival
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annual event ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Phuket)
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linked to:
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Tesagan Gin Je ⓘ |
| approximateStartCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedBelief |
good fortune
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merit-making ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ warding off misfortune ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Nine Emperor Gods ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity | Chinese shrines in Phuket ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important event for Phuket’s Chinese-Thai identity
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major tourism attraction in Phuket ⓘ |
| dietaryPractice |
abstinence from alcohol
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abstinence from meat ⓘ abstinence from strong-smelling foods like garlic and onion ⓘ strict vegetarianism ⓘ |
| duration | 9 days ⓘ |
| governedBy | local shrine regulations ⓘ |
| keyRitual |
blessing ceremonies
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charcoal-walking ⓘ extreme body piercing ⓘ fire-walking ⓘ ladder climbing on bladed rungs ⓘ lighting firecrackers ⓘ spirit medium possession ⓘ street processions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Phuket ⓘ |
| mainColor | yellow ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Phuket Town
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linked to:
Phuket
|
| notableShrine |
Bang Neow Shrine
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Jui Tui Shrine ⓘ Kathu Shrine ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chinese-Thai community in Phuket
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Taoist devotees ⓘ |
| originBelief | introduced by Chinese opera troupe seeking to end an epidemic ⓘ |
| participants |
local devotees
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ma song (spirit mediums) ⓘ temple committees ⓘ |
| practice |
abstinence from sex
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refraining from intoxicants ⓘ wearing white clothing ⓘ |
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | risk of injury from body piercing and firecrackers ⓘ |
| symbolicItem | yellow flags with red Chinese characters ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | increased hotel occupancy in Phuket during festival period ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
October
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September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phuket Vegetarian Festival Description of subject: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual Taoist celebration in Thailand known for its strict vegetarianism, elaborate street processions, and extreme body-piercing rituals performed for spiritual purification and good fortune.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Phuket Vegetarian Festival
linked to: Phuket Vegetarian Festival