Lewes Bonfire Night

E400950

annual celebration cultural event festival

Lewes Bonfire Night is a famous annual celebration in Lewes, England, known for its elaborate processions, bonfires, and fireworks commemorating Guy Fawkes Night and local historical events.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Guy Fawkes Night	4
Bonfire Night	2
Lewes Bonfire Night canonical	2
Lewes Bonfire celebrations	1
Lewes bonfire societies	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3919374 — 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: Lewes Bonfire Night
Context triple: [Lewes, East Sussex, hasEvent, Lewes Bonfire Night]

A. Hastings Bonfire celebrations
Hastings Bonfire celebrations are an annual autumn festival in Hastings, England, featuring torchlit processions, elaborate costumes, and large bonfires with fireworks rooted in local and historical traditions.
B. St Ives Carnival
St Ives Carnival is a local annual community festival in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, featuring parades, entertainment, and family-oriented activities.
C. Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
D. Weston Carnival
Weston Carnival is a popular annual illuminated procession and community festival held in Weston-super-Mare, England.
E. Maldon Carnival
Maldon Carnival is a traditional annual community parade and celebration held in the town of Maldon in Essex, England.
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: Lewes Bonfire Night
Target entity description: Lewes Bonfire Night is a famous annual celebration in Lewes, England, known for its elaborate processions, bonfires, and fireworks commemorating Guy Fawkes Night and local historical events.

A. Hastings Bonfire celebrations
Hastings Bonfire celebrations are an annual autumn festival in Hastings, England, featuring torchlit processions, elaborate costumes, and large bonfires with fireworks rooted in local and historical traditions.
B. St Ives Carnival
St Ives Carnival is a local annual community festival in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, featuring parades, entertainment, and family-oriented activities.
C. Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
D. Weston Carnival
Weston Carnival is a popular annual illuminated procession and community festival held in Weston-super-Mare, England.
E. Maldon Carnival
Maldon Carnival is a traditional annual community parade and celebration held in the town of Maldon in Essex, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual celebration ⓘ cultural event ⓘ festival ⓘ
associatedWith	Sussex bonfire tradition ⓘ
attracts	international tourists ⓘ visitors from across the UK ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of Lewes ⓘ Gunpowder Plot ⓘ linked to: The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes Night ⓘ linked to: Lewes Bonfire Night Protestant martyrs of Lewes ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major event in Lewes calendar ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasComponent	bonfires ⓘ church services ⓘ effigy burning ⓘ fireworks displays ⓘ street parades ⓘ tableaux ⓘ torchlit processions ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage	local press ⓘ national press ⓘ
hasParticipant	Borough Bonfire Society ⓘ Cliffe Bonfire Society ⓘ Commercial Square Bonfire Society ⓘ South Street Bonfire Society ⓘ Southover Bonfire Society ⓘ Waterloo Bonfire Society ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	East Sussex ⓘ England ⓘ Lewes ⓘ
mainLocation	Lewes town centre ⓘ linked to: Lewes, East Sussex
notableFor	elaborate costumes ⓘ large crowds ⓘ political effigies ⓘ road closures ⓘ tight crowd control ⓘ
organisedBy	Lewes bonfire societies ⓘ linked to: Lewes Bonfire Night
safetyMeasures	police presence ⓘ public transport restrictions ⓘ restricted access to town centre ⓘ
timeOfDay	evening ⓘ
tradition	bonfire prayers ⓘ burning of Guy Fawkes effigy ⓘ burning of the Pope effigy ⓘ carrying burning crosses ⓘ costumed marchers ⓘ exploding barrels and bangers ⓘ
typicalDate	5 November ⓘ

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