Gawai Dayak
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Gawai Dayak is a major harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Dayak peoples of Sarawak and Kalimantan, marked by traditional rituals, music, dance, and communal feasting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gawai Dayak canonical | 1 |
| Hari Gawai | 1 |
| Hari Gawai Dayak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6295988 — 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: Gawai Dayak Context triple: [Bidayuh people, festival, Gawai Dayak]
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A.
Ngaju Dayak
Ngaju Dayak are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their distinct language, river-based settlements, and rich traditional culture and rituals.
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B.
Singkaban Festival
Singkaban Festival is a cultural and arts celebration in Bulacan, Philippines, showcasing traditional crafts, folk dances, and local heritage through colorful parades and performances.
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C.
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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D.
Madai festival
Madai festival is a traditional religious and cultural celebration of the Gond tribal community in central India, marked by processions, music, dance, and rituals honoring local deities.
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E.
Sinukwan Festival
Sinukwan Festival is a cultural celebration in Pampanga, Philippines that honors the province’s Kapampangan heritage, traditions, and folk deity Aring Sinukwan through street dances, parades, and various local festivities.
- 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: Gawai Dayak Target entity description: Gawai Dayak is a major harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Dayak peoples of Sarawak and Kalimantan, marked by traditional rituals, music, dance, and communal feasting.
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A.
Ngaju Dayak
Ngaju Dayak are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their distinct language, river-based settlements, and rich traditional culture and rituals.
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B.
Singkaban Festival
Singkaban Festival is a cultural and arts celebration in Bulacan, Philippines, showcasing traditional crafts, folk dances, and local heritage through colorful parades and performances.
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C.
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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D.
Madai festival
Madai festival is a traditional religious and cultural celebration of the Gond tribal community in central India, marked by processions, music, dance, and rituals honoring local deities.
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E.
Sinukwan Festival
Sinukwan Festival is a cultural celebration in Pampanga, Philippines that honors the province’s Kapampangan heritage, traditions, and folk deity Aring Sinukwan through street dances, parades, and various local festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ thanksgiving festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hari Gawai
ⓘ
linked to:
Gawai Dayak
Hari Gawai Dayak ⓘ
linked to:
Gawai Dayak
|
| associatedWith |
Dayak longhouse communities
ⓘ
end of harvest season ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Dayak people
ⓘ
linked to:
Dayak peoples
|
| celebratedIn |
Indonesian Borneo
ⓘ
linked to:
Kalimantan
Kalimantan ⓘ Malaysian Borneo ⓘ
linked to:
northern Borneo
Sarawak ⓘ |
| country |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
communal feasting
ⓘ
ngajat dance ⓘ rice wine drinking ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| featuresDrink | tuak ⓘ |
| featuresFood |
lemang
ⓘ
pansoh ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Dayak culture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
community solidarity
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cultural identity affirmation ⓘ harvest thanksgiving ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
blessing of rice wine
ⓘ
miring ceremony ⓘ offering to deities and spirits ⓘ visiting from house to house ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Dayak traditional costume
ⓘ
paddy ⓘ rice wine ⓘ |
| language |
Bidayuh
ⓘ
Iban ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
| observedOn | 1 June ⓘ |
| observedUntil | 2 June ⓘ |
| officialHolidayIn | Sarawak ⓘ |
| officialHolidaySince | 1965 ⓘ |
| promotes | intergenerational cultural transmission ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kaamatan festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Pesta Kaamatan
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Dayak indigenous religion ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionIn | Sarawak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gawai Dayak Description of subject: Gawai Dayak is a major harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Dayak peoples of Sarawak and Kalimantan, marked by traditional rituals, music, dance, and communal feasting.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gawai Dayak
linked to: Gawai Dayak