Quema del Diablo
E539840
Quema del Diablo is a traditional ritual celebration in which effigies of the devil are burned to symbolically cleanse and purify a community ahead of major festivities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quema del Diablo canonical | 2 |
| Cremada del Dimoni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5715049 — 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: Quema del Diablo Context triple: [Fiesta del Fuego, signatureEvent, Quema del Diablo]
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A.
El Diablo
El Diablo is the famous nickname of Bolivian football legend Marco Etcheverry, a creative attacking midfielder renowned for his playmaking skills.
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B.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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C.
White Demon
White Demon is a formidable mythical monster from the Persian epic Shahnameh, best known as the fearsome adversary slain by the hero Rostam.
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D.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
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E.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
- 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: Quema del Diablo Target entity description: Quema del Diablo is a traditional ritual celebration in which effigies of the devil are burned to symbolically cleanse and purify a community ahead of major festivities.
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A.
El Diablo
El Diablo is the famous nickname of Bolivian football legend Marco Etcheverry, a creative attacking midfielder renowned for his playmaking skills.
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B.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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C.
White Demon
White Demon is a formidable mythical monster from the Persian epic Shahnameh, best known as the fearsome adversary slain by the hero Rostam.
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D.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
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E.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual festival
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cultural tradition ⓘ religious folk practice ⓘ traditional ritual celebration ⓘ |
| hasBeliefContext |
belief that burning effigies removes evil influences
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belief that fire purifies space and people ⓘ |
| hasCommunityRole |
collective ritual of purification
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prelude to larger festivities ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFunction |
expression of communal identity
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maintenance of local traditions ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalEffect |
catharsis
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sense of renewal ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Burning of the Devil ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMainSymbol | effigy of the devil ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
elimination of bad luck
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preparation for major festivities ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ symbolic cleansing of the community ⓘ |
| hasRitualAction | burning of effigies ⓘ |
| hasRitualStructure |
communal observation of the fire
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preparation of effigies ⓘ public burning ceremony ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
destruction of evil
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removal of negativity ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRelation | takes place shortly before major festivities ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
good versus evil
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purification by fire ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Advent season
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Catholic popular religiosity ⓘ Christmas celebrations ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ |
| isPracticedIn |
Central America
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Guatemala ⓘ Latin America ⓘ |
| usesElement | fire ⓘ |
| usesObject |
devil effigies
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old household items ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quema del Diablo Description of subject: Quema del Diablo is a traditional ritual celebration in which effigies of the devil are burned to symbolically cleanse and purify a community ahead of major festivities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Quema del Diablo