May Crowning ceremony
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The May Crowning ceremony is a Catholic devotional ritual, especially popular in May, in which a statue or image of the Virgin Mary is ceremonially crowned with flowers to honor her as Queen of Heaven.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| May Crowning ceremony canonical | 1 |
| May Queen festivities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4841587 — 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: May Crowning ceremony Context triple: [Marian devotions, hasForm, May Crowning ceremony]
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A.
Ommegang pageant
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B.
Coronation Scene
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C.
Pipping Ceremony
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D.
Ceremonials
Ceremonials is the second studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, known for its grand, baroque pop sound and emotionally intense themes.
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E.
Passing ceremony
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- 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: May Crowning ceremony Target entity description: The May Crowning ceremony is a Catholic devotional ritual, especially popular in May, in which a statue or image of the Virgin Mary is ceremonially crowned with flowers to honor her as Queen of Heaven.
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A.
Ommegang pageant
The Ommegang pageant is a historic, costumed procession and festival in Brussels that reenacts a 16th-century royal entry with traditional guilds, music, and ceremonies.
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B.
Coronation Scene
The "Coronation Scene" is the grand, climactic tableau in Mussorgsky’s opera *Boris Godunov* that depicts Boris’s ascent to the Russian throne amid powerful choral and orchestral forces.
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C.
Pipping Ceremony
The Pipping Ceremony is a formal military event at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun where newly commissioned officers receive their rank insignia on their uniforms.
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D.
Ceremonials
Ceremonials is the second studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, known for its grand, baroque pop sound and emotionally intense themes.
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E.
Passing ceremony
The Passing ceremony is a Masonic ritual that advances a member from the Entered Apprentice degree to the Fellow Craft degree, symbolically deepening their moral and philosophical instruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotional practice
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Marian devotion ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedColor | blue ⓘ |
| associatedMusic |
traditional Marian hymns
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“Bring Flowers of the Rarest” ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
Marian altar
ⓘ
flower wreaths ⓘ flowers ⓘ |
| associatedWithDevotion | May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitleOfMary |
Mother of God
ⓘ
linked to:
Theotokos
Our Lady ⓘ Queen of Heaven ⓘ |
| centralRitualAction | crowning of a Marian statue with flowers ⓘ |
| commonSetting |
Catholic parish church
ⓘ
Catholic school ⓘ Catholic shrine ⓘ family home ⓘ |
| honors | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | popular devotion outside the Mass ⓘ |
| notConsidered | worship of Mary as God ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes |
Marian hymns
ⓘ
Scripture readings about Mary ⓘ prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ procession ⓘ recitation of the Rosary ⓘ |
| oftenIncludesParticipants |
First Communion class
ⓘ
children ⓘ parishioners ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Roman Catholics
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
some Eastern Catholics ⓘ |
| practicedIn | parishes worldwide ⓘ |
| purpose |
to express filial devotion to Mary
ⓘ
to foster Marian devotion among the faithful ⓘ to publicly acknowledge Mary’s queenship ⓘ |
| relatedDevotion |
Marian month of May
ⓘ
Marian processions ⓘ Rosary devotion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| seasonalAssociation | spring ⓘ |
| symbolicallyHonors | Mary as Queen of Heaven ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mary’s queenship
ⓘ
Mary’s role in salvation history ⓘ honor and love for Mary ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Catholic doctrine of Mary’s queenship
ⓘ
veneration of Mary (hyperdulia) ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | May ⓘ |
| usesObject |
floral crown
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image of the Virgin Mary ⓘ statue of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: May Crowning ceremony Description of subject: The May Crowning ceremony is a Catholic devotional ritual, especially popular in May, in which a statue or image of the Virgin Mary is ceremonially crowned with flowers to honor her as Queen of Heaven.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: May Crowning ceremony