Passover
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Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T30445 — 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: Passover Context triple: [Jews, hasMajorHoliday, Passover]
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A.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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B.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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C.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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D.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- 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: Passover Target entity description: Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
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A.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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B.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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C.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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D.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
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biblical festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedFood |
brisket
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coconut macaroons ⓘ gefilte fish ⓘ matzah ball soup ⓘ |
| associatedWith | barley harvest in ancient Israel ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Torah ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Pilgrimage festival
ⓘ
Three Regalim ⓘ |
| centralRitual |
Passover Seder
ⓘ
linked to:
Passover
asking the Four Questions ⓘ avoiding chametz ⓘ drinking four cups of wine at the Seder ⓘ eating matzah ⓘ reciting the Haggadah ⓘ singing traditional songs ⓘ telling the Exodus story ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Exodus from Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
ten plagues of Egypt
Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt ⓘ passing over of Israelite houses ⓘ tenth plague in Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to Jewish identity
ⓘ
symbol of freedom ⓘ symbol of redemption ⓘ |
| duration |
7 days in Israel
ⓘ
8 days in the Jewish Diaspora ⓘ |
| endDateHebrewCalendar |
21 Nisan in Israel
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22 Nisan in the Diaspora ⓘ |
| firstSederNight | evening of 14 Nisan ⓘ |
| HebrewName |
Pesach
ⓘ
linked to:
Passover
|
| historicalPractice | Passover sacrifice in the Temple ⓘ |
| homePractice |
family gathering for Seder
ⓘ
special holiday meals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalText |
Haggadah
ⓘ
Hallel ⓘ Song of Songs in some traditions ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | to pass over ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Jews
ⓘ
Samaritans ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritanism
some Christians ⓘ |
| originLocation |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
|
| prohibits |
benefiting from chametz
ⓘ
eating chametz ⓘ owning chametz ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Easter in Christian tradition
ⓘ
Feast of Unleavened Bread ⓘ
linked to:
Passover
Omer counting ⓘ Shavuot ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
Seder plate with symbolic foods
ⓘ
bedikat chametz ⓘ biur chametz ⓘ eating matzah on the first Seder night ⓘ removal of chametz before the festival ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| secondSederNight | evening of 15 Nisan in the Diaspora ⓘ |
| startDateHebrewCalendar | 15 Nisan ⓘ |
| symbol |
beitzah
ⓘ
charoset ⓘ karpas ⓘ maror ⓘ matzah ⓘ zeroa ⓘ |
| synagoguePractice |
Torah readings about the Exodus
ⓘ
special holiday prayers ⓘ |
| typeOfDate | moveable date in Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Passover Description of subject: Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
Referenced by (115)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
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Five Megillot
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