Holy Cross of Wawa festival
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The Holy Cross of Wawa festival is a religious and cultural celebration in Bocaue, Bulacan, centered on the veneration of a revered wooden cross and highlighted by a fluvial procession along the Bocaue River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Cross of Wawa festival canonical | 1 |
| procession of the Holy Cross of Wawa on the river | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5603731 — 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: Holy Cross of Wawa festival Context triple: [Bocaue, Bulacan, hasFeast, Holy Cross of Wawa festival]
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A.
Jan Kiepura Festival
The Jan Kiepura Festival is a renowned Polish music and opera festival held annually in Krynica-Zdrój, celebrating the legacy of the famous tenor Jan Kiepura.
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B.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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C.
Chawmos festival
Chawmos festival is a traditional winter solstice celebration of the Kalash people in Pakistan, marked by music, dance, animal sacrifices, and rituals to welcome the new year and honor their deities.
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D.
Homowo festival
The Homowo festival is a major annual harvest celebration of the Ga people of Ghana, marked by rituals, drumming, dancing, and the symbolic ban on and later eating of traditional foods to commemorate overcoming famine.
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E.
Red River Revel Arts Festival
The Red River Revel Arts Festival is a major annual arts and music festival held in downtown Shreveport that showcases visual arts, live performances, food, and cultural activities along the Red River.
- 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: Holy Cross of Wawa festival Target entity description: The Holy Cross of Wawa festival is a religious and cultural celebration in Bocaue, Bulacan, centered on the veneration of a revered wooden cross and highlighted by a fluvial procession along the Bocaue River.
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A.
Jan Kiepura Festival
The Jan Kiepura Festival is a renowned Polish music and opera festival held annually in Krynica-Zdrój, celebrating the legacy of the famous tenor Jan Kiepura.
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B.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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C.
Chawmos festival
Chawmos festival is a traditional winter solstice celebration of the Kalash people in Pakistan, marked by music, dance, animal sacrifices, and rituals to welcome the new year and honor their deities.
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D.
Homowo festival
The Homowo festival is a major annual harvest celebration of the Ga people of Ghana, marked by rituals, drumming, dancing, and the symbolic ban on and later eating of traditional foods to commemorate overcoming famine.
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E.
Red River Revel Arts Festival
The Red River Revel Arts Festival is a major annual arts and music festival held in downtown Shreveport that showcases visual arts, live performances, food, and cultural activities along the Red River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
local festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
devotion to the Holy Cross
ⓘ
river-based religious practices ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodyOfWater | Bocaue River ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Roman Catholic faithful in Bocaue ⓘ |
| centralObject | revered wooden cross ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of local devotion to the Holy Cross
ⓘ
major religious event in Bocaue ⓘ |
| devoteesFrom |
Bocaue
ⓘ
linked to:
Bocaue, Bulacan
neighboring towns of Bulacan ⓘ other parts of the Philippines ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
Masses
ⓘ
local cultural presentations ⓘ offering of candles and flowers ⓘ prayers and novenas ⓘ river procession of devotees ⓘ veneration of the Holy Cross of Wawa ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
community gatherings
ⓘ
cultural activities ⓘ religious rites ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Pista ng Mahal na Krus sa Wawa ⓘ |
| hasRitual | fluvial procession ⓘ |
| heldOn | first Sunday of July ⓘ |
| heritageType | intangible cultural heritage (local) ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Filipino
ⓘ
Tagalog ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bocaue River
ⓘ
Bocaue, Bulacan ⓘ Bulacan ⓘ Luzon ⓘ |
| mainDeityOrFigure | Holy Cross of Wawa ⓘ |
| partOf | local traditions of Bocaue ⓘ |
| processionType | fluvial procession ⓘ |
| purpose |
supplication for protection and favors
ⓘ
thanksgiving for blessings ⓘ veneration of the Holy Cross of Wawa ⓘ |
| region | Central Luzon ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| symbol |
Holy Cross
ⓘ
faith of Bocaueños ⓘ |
| transportModeInProcession |
barges
ⓘ
boats ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Holy Cross of Wawa festival Description of subject: The Holy Cross of Wawa festival is a religious and cultural celebration in Bocaue, Bulacan, centered on the veneration of a revered wooden cross and highlighted by a fluvial procession along the Bocaue River.
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