Burial of the Sardine
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Burial of the Sardine is a traditional Spanish carnival ceremony in which a symbolic sardine effigy is paraded and burned to mark the humorous, ritual end of the festivities and the beginning of Lent.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burial of the Sardine canonical | 3 |
| Entierro de la Sardina | 2 |
| Entierro de la Sardina (Burial of the Sardine) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7065972 — 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: Burial of the Sardine Context triple: [Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, includesEvent, Burial of the Sardine]
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B.
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C.
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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: Burial of the Sardine Target entity description: Burial of the Sardine is a traditional Spanish carnival ceremony in which a symbolic sardine effigy is paraded and burned to mark the humorous, ritual end of the festivities and the beginning of Lent.
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A.
Of Funerals and Fish
"Of Funerals and Fish" is the pilot episode of the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," introducing its gentle, rural Yorkshire comedy and central characters.
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B.
The Fishermen
The Fishermen is a notable mural artwork prominently displayed on Oslo’s former government building Y-blokka, recognized as part of Norway’s modernist public art heritage.
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C.
The Fisherman’s Wake
The Fisherman’s Wake is a film produced by acclaimed Australian producer Jan Chapman, known for her work on character-driven, emotionally resonant cinema.
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D.
The Fish
"The Fish" is a celebrated poem by Elizabeth Bishop that offers a detailed, contemplative encounter with a caught fish, exploring themes of observation, empathy, and the beauty of the natural world.
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E.
The Fish
The Fish is the cautious, rule-abiding household pet in Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" who constantly warns against the Cat's chaotic antics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish tradition
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carnival ceremony ⓘ ritual ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ash Wednesday
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start of fasting period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Spanish popular culture ⓘ |
| follows | carnival ⓘ |
| genre |
carnival folk custom
ⓘ
folk ritual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bonfire
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burning of the effigy ⓘ costumes ⓘ fireworks ⓘ humorous mourning ⓘ mock funeral procession ⓘ music ⓘ parade ⓘ public gathering ⓘ reading of mock wills ⓘ satire ⓘ street performances ⓘ |
| hasSpanishName |
Entierro de la Sardina
ⓘ
linked to:
Burial of the Sardine
|
| hasSymbol | sardine effigy ⓘ |
| hasTone |
festive
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humorous ⓘ mock funereal ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Lent ⓘ |
| marksEndOf | carnival festivities ⓘ |
| performedBy |
civic associations
ⓘ
costumed participants ⓘ local communities ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Madrid
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Murcia ⓘ Spanish cities ⓘ other towns in Spain ⓘ |
| precededBy | carnival celebrations ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
end of excess and indulgence
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farewell to meat and rich foods ⓘ mock burial of vices ⓘ purification by fire ⓘ transition from carnival to Lent ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear |
end of carnival season
ⓘ
late winter ⓘ |
| uses | sardine effigy ⓘ |
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: Burial of the Sardine Description of subject: Burial of the Sardine is a traditional Spanish carnival ceremony in which a symbolic sardine effigy is paraded and burned to mark the humorous, ritual end of the festivities and the beginning of Lent.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Burial of the Sardine
linked to: Burial of the Sardine
linked to: Burial of the Sardine
subject linked to:
Murcia, Spain