Marapu ritual calendar
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The Marapu ritual calendar is a traditional Sumbanese religious timekeeping system that structures ceremonies, agricultural rites, and festivals such as the Pasola.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marapu ritual calendar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7257339 — 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: Marapu ritual calendar Context triple: [Pasola festival, organisedAccordingTo, Marapu ritual calendar]
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A.
Andean ritual calendar
The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Tawur Kesanga ritual
Tawur Kesanga ritual is a Balinese Hindu purification and exorcism ceremony held on the eve of Nyepi to restore cosmic balance by warding off negative forces.
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D.
Machi healing ceremony
The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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E.
Akitu
Akitu is the ancient Mesopotamian New Year festival, marked by elaborate rituals celebrating the god Marduk and the renewal of kingship and cosmic order.
- 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: Marapu ritual calendar Target entity description: The Marapu ritual calendar is a traditional Sumbanese religious timekeeping system that structures ceremonies, agricultural rites, and festivals such as the Pasola.
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A.
Andean ritual calendar
The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Tawur Kesanga ritual
Tawur Kesanga ritual is a Balinese Hindu purification and exorcism ceremony held on the eve of Nyepi to restore cosmic balance by warding off negative forces.
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D.
Machi healing ceremony
The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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E.
Akitu
Akitu is the ancient Mesopotamian New Year festival, marked by elaborate rituals celebrating the god Marduk and the renewal of kingship and cosmic order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
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ritual calendar ⓘ traditional calendar ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Pasola
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ancestral worship ceremonies ⓘ harvest rituals ⓘ planting rituals ⓘ |
| basedOn |
agricultural seasons
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observation of natural cycles ⓘ ritual prohibitions and taboos ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
maintains relationship with ancestors
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organizes communal labor ⓘ preserves Marapu identity ⓘ regulates social life ⓘ |
| defines |
auspicious days for ceremonies
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ritual prohibitions periods ⓘ times for animal sacrifices ⓘ times for communal feasts ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | partially documented by anthropologists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sumbanese people ⓘ |
| influences |
timing of Pasola festival
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timing of harvest season ⓘ timing of planting season ⓘ |
| language |
Sumbanese languages
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linked to:
Sumbanese language
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| linkedTo |
Marapu cosmology
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ancestor veneration ⓘ land fertility beliefs ⓘ |
| purpose |
structuring agricultural rites
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structuring religious ceremonies ⓘ structuring traditional festivals ⓘ |
| region | Sumba ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
coordinates offerings to ancestors
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marks sacred time ⓘ mediates between humans and spirits ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Marapu religion
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linked to:
Marapu belief system
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| status | still practiced in parts of Sumba ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
modernization
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spread of world religions ⓘ |
| timeReckoning |
agricultural cycles
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festival cycles ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ |
| transmission |
oral tradition
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ritual specialists ⓘ traditional priests ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Marapu religion adherents
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Sumbanese people ⓘ |
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