Hårga sacrificial ritual
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The Hårga sacrificial ritual is a fictional, cultic ceremony depicted in the horror film "Midsommar," in which members of a secluded Swedish pagan community and selected outsiders are killed as offerings to maintain the village’s cyclical harmony and traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hårga sacrificial ritual canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10918887 — 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: Hårga sacrificial ritual Context triple: [Christian Hughes, victimOf, Hårga sacrificial ritual]
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A.
Sacrificial Dance
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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B.
Face of Baal
Face of Baal is an epithet of the Punic goddess Tanit, highlighting her role as the visible manifestation or representative aspect of the god Baal in Carthaginian religion.
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C.
Festival of Sacrifice
The Festival of Sacrifice is an important Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, marked by special prayers, animal sacrifice, and charitable giving.
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D.
The Heathen
"The Heathen" is a section within the biblical Book of Exodus that focuses on the non-Israelite peoples encountered by the Israelites and the laws or narratives concerning them.
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E.
Helligdommen
Helligdommen is a small coastal settlement on the Danish island of Bornholm, known for its dramatic rocky shoreline and proximity to the Helligdomsklipperne sea cliffs.
- 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: Hårga sacrificial ritual Target entity description: The Hårga sacrificial ritual is a fictional, cultic ceremony depicted in the horror film "Midsommar," in which members of a secluded Swedish pagan community and selected outsiders are killed as offerings to maintain the village’s cyclical harmony and traditions.
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A.
Sacrificial Dance
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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B.
Face of Baal
Face of Baal is an epithet of the Punic goddess Tanit, highlighting her role as the visible manifestation or representative aspect of the god Baal in Carthaginian religion.
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C.
Festival of Sacrifice
The Festival of Sacrifice is an important Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, marked by special prayers, animal sacrifice, and charitable giving.
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D.
The Heathen
"The Heathen" is a section within the biblical Book of Exodus that focuses on the non-Israelite peoples encountered by the Israelites and the laws or narratives concerning them.
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E.
Helligdommen
Helligdommen is a small coastal settlement on the Danish island of Bornholm, known for its dramatic rocky shoreline and proximity to the Helligdomsklipperne sea cliffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional religious ceremony
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fictional ritual ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ pagan ritual ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | folk horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Christian Hughes
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Connie ⓘ Dani Ardor ⓘ Josh ⓘ Mark ⓘ Pelle ⓘ Simon ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | Sweden ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ari Aster ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Midsommar ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | not a real-world ritual ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| followsBeliefSystem | fictional Hårga pagan religion ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
catalyst for outsider characters’ deaths
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central horror element of Midsommar ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
ensure prosperity of the community
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maintain cyclical harmony of the village ⓘ uphold Hårga traditions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communal violence
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cyclical life and death ⓘ outsider victimization ⓘ paganism ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| includesElement |
burning of a temple structure
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communal chanting ⓘ hallucinogenic preparations ⓘ procession of participants ⓘ sacrifice of outsiders ⓘ selection of nine sacrifices ⓘ self-sacrifice by Hårga members ⓘ symbolic floral decorations ⓘ use of ceremonial white garments ⓘ use of runic symbols ⓘ |
| includesParticipantType |
Hårga elders
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Hårga young adults ⓘ sacrificial victims ⓘ selected outsiders ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Hårga midsummer festival ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Hårga community
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secluded Swedish pagan community ⓘ |
| sacrificeType | human sacrifice ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | midsummer ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Hårga sacrificial ritual Description of subject: The Hårga sacrificial ritual is a fictional, cultic ceremony depicted in the horror film "Midsommar," in which members of a secluded Swedish pagan community and selected outsiders are killed as offerings to maintain the village’s cyclical harmony and traditions.
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