Ascension Day
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Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17654 — 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: Ascension Day Context triple: [Christianity, hasImportantHoliday, Ascension Day]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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D.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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E.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
- 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: Ascension Day Target entity description: Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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D.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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E.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
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holy day of obligation ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ascension Thursday
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Ascension Day
Ascension of the Lord ⓘ
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Ascension Day
Feast of the Ascension ⓘ
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Ascension Day
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| associatedEvent |
Pentecost
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Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
resurrection of Jesus Christ
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| basedOn | New Testament accounts of the Ascension ⓘ |
| calendarType | moveable feast relative to civil calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
various Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| commemorates | Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven ⓘ |
| fixedRelativeTo | date of Easter ⓘ |
| follows |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Resurrection Sunday
|
| liturgicalRank |
great feast
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solemnity ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Eastertide ⓘ |
| observedIn | many Christian-majority countries ⓘ |
| occursOn |
40th day of Easter
ⓘ
Thursday ⓘ |
| precedes |
Pentecost Sunday
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linked to:
Pentecost
|
| publicHolidayIn |
Austria
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Belgium ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Acts of the Apostles
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Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| theme |
Christ’s enthronement at the right hand of the Father
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completion of the Paschal mystery ⓘ exaltation of Christ ⓘ |
| timeAfter | 39 days after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| typicalObservances |
Mass or Divine Liturgy
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processions ⓘ special prayers and hymns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ascension Day Description of subject: Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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Ethiopian Evangelical churches (for religious holidays)
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encyclical Ut unum sint
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
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