National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër

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cultural festival folklore festival

The National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër is a major Albanian cultural event showcasing traditional music, dance, and costumes from across the country and the Albanian diaspora, held periodically in the historic city of Gjirokastër.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Festivali Folklorik Kombëtar i Gjirokastrës	1
National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastra	1
National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11819582 — 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: National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër
Context triple: [Gjirokastër, hasFestival, National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër]

A. Fiesta de la Tirana
Fiesta de la Tirana is a major religious and folkloric festival in northern Chile that honors the Virgen del Carmen with days of traditional Andean music, dance, and colorful costumes.
B. Lassanis Festival
The Lassanis Festival is a prominent cultural and arts festival in Kozani, Greece, featuring theater, music, and other performances that attract regional and national audiences.
C. Sanja Festival
The Sanja Festival is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, held annually at Asakusa Shrine and known for its lively parades of portable shrines and vibrant street celebrations.
D. Styriarte festival
The Styriarte festival is a renowned annual music festival in Graz, Austria, focusing on classical and early music performances often curated around thematic programs.
E. Spirit of Burgas festival
Spirit of Burgas festival is a major summer music and arts festival held on the Black Sea coast in Burgas, Bulgaria, known for its diverse international lineup and seaside stages.
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: National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër
Target entity description: The National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër is a major Albanian cultural event showcasing traditional music, dance, and costumes from across the country and the Albanian diaspora, held periodically in the historic city of Gjirokastër.

A. Fiesta de la Tirana
Fiesta de la Tirana is a major religious and folkloric festival in northern Chile that honors the Virgen del Carmen with days of traditional Andean music, dance, and colorful costumes.
B. Lassanis Festival
The Lassanis Festival is a prominent cultural and arts festival in Kozani, Greece, featuring theater, music, and other performances that attract regional and national audiences.
C. Sanja Festival
The Sanja Festival is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, held annually at Asakusa Shrine and known for its lively parades of portable shrines and vibrant street celebrations.
D. Styriarte festival
The Styriarte festival is a renowned annual music festival in Graz, Austria, focusing on classical and early music performances often curated around thematic programs.
E. Spirit of Burgas festival
Spirit of Burgas festival is a major summer music and arts festival held on the Black Sea coast in Burgas, Bulgaria, known for its diverse international lineup and seaside stages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural festival ⓘ folklore festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Festivali Folklorik Kombëtar i Gjirokastrës ⓘ linked to: National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastra ⓘ linked to: National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër
associatedWith	Gjirokastër Castle fortress ⓘ linked to: Gjirokastër Castle Gjirokastër historic centre ⓘ linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
audience	international visitors ⓘ national ⓘ
country	Albania ⓘ
culturalContext	Albanian national folklore movement ⓘ
culturalRegion	Balkans ⓘ
focusesOn	Albanian folklore ⓘ instrumental ensembles ⓘ polyphonic singing ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ
frequency	periodic ⓘ
genre	traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ
hasComponent	competitive performances ⓘ costume parades ⓘ folk ensembles ⓘ non-competitive showcases ⓘ
heritageType	intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
hostCity	Gjirokastër ⓘ
inception	1968 ⓘ
languageOfName	Albanian ⓘ
locatedIn	southern Albania ⓘ
location	Gjirokastër ⓘ
mainVenue	Gjirokastër Castle ⓘ
mediaCoverage	national Albanian media ⓘ regional Balkan media ⓘ
notableFor	large-scale folk performances ⓘ representation of regional diversity in Albania ⓘ
organisedBy	Albanian cultural institutions ⓘ
participantOrigin	Albanian diaspora ⓘ all regions of Albania ⓘ
purpose	preservation of Albanian folk traditions ⓘ promotion of national cultural identity ⓘ
season	summer ⓘ
significance	major Albanian cultural event ⓘ
typicalFrequency	every 5 years ⓘ
usesStage	open-air stage in Gjirokastër Castle ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gjirokastër → hasFestival → National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër ⓘ

National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër → alsoKnownAs → Festivali Folklorik Kombëtar i Gjirokastrës ⓘ

linked to: National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër

National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër → alsoKnownAs → National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastra ⓘ