Ati-Atihan Festival

E101573

cultural festival religious festival street festival

Ati-Atihan Festival is a vibrant, week-long cultural and religious celebration in Kalibo, Aklan, known for its street dancing, tribal costumes, and devotion to the Santo Niño.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ati-Atihan Festival canonical	12
Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807512 — 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: Ati-Atihan Festival
Context triple: [Visayas, festival, Ati-Atihan Festival]

A. Dinagyang Festival
Dinagyang Festival is a vibrant annual cultural and religious celebration in Iloilo City, Philippines, famed for its Ati-tribe street dances, colorful costumes, and devotion to the Santo Niño.
B. Sinulog Festival
Sinulog Festival is a vibrant annual cultural and religious celebration in Cebu City honoring the Santo Niño with street dancing, colorful costumes, and grand processions.
C. Philippine Independence Day ceremonies
Philippine Independence Day ceremonies are official national events in the Philippines that commemorate the country’s declaration of independence, featuring patriotic rituals, speeches, and cultural performances.
D. Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
E. Naha Tug-of-War Festival
The Naha Tug-of-War Festival is a massive annual event in Naha, Okinawa, featuring one of the world’s largest tug-of-war competitions using a giant rope and drawing huge crowds for traditional performances and celebrations.
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: Ati-Atihan Festival
Target entity description: Ati-Atihan Festival is a vibrant, week-long cultural and religious celebration in Kalibo, Aklan, known for its street dancing, tribal costumes, and devotion to the Santo Niño.

A. Dinagyang Festival
Dinagyang Festival is a vibrant annual cultural and religious celebration in Iloilo City, Philippines, famed for its Ati-tribe street dances, colorful costumes, and devotion to the Santo Niño.
B. Sinulog Festival
Sinulog Festival is a vibrant annual cultural and religious celebration in Cebu City honoring the Santo Niño with street dancing, colorful costumes, and grand processions.
C. Philippine Independence Day ceremonies
Philippine Independence Day ceremonies are official national events in the Philippines that commemorate the country’s declaration of independence, featuring patriotic rituals, speeches, and cultural performances.
D. Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
E. Naha Tug-of-War Festival
The Naha Tug-of-War Festival is a massive annual event in Naha, Okinawa, featuring one of the world’s largest tug-of-war competitions using a giant rope and drawing huge crowds for traditional performances and celebrations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ street festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ surface form: Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival Dinagyang Festival ⓘ surface form: Mother of All Philippine Festivals
celebratedInMonth	January ⓘ
celebrationType	civic ⓘ religious ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
culturalOrigin	Aklanon people ⓘ Ati people ⓘ
culturalSignificance	one of the oldest festivals in the Philippines ⓘ
devotionTo	Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ surface form: Santo Niño
duration	one week ⓘ
hasActivity	drumming ⓘ mass celebrations ⓘ novena prayers ⓘ parades ⓘ processions ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ street dancing ⓘ tribal competitions ⓘ
hasFeature	body painting ⓘ colorful headdresses ⓘ loud drumbeats ⓘ religious images of Santo Niño ⓘ street revelry ⓘ tribal costumes ⓘ
hasMainEvent	Sunday procession of Santo Niño ⓘ final day street dancing ⓘ
influenced	Dinagyang Festival ⓘ Sinulog Festival ⓘ
languageUsed	Aklanon ⓘ English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ
locatedIn	Aklan ⓘ Kalibo, Aklan ⓘ Panay Island ⓘ
mainLocation	Kalibo ⓘ
namedAfter	Ati people ⓘ
region	Western Visayas ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
theme	cultural heritage ⓘ honor to Santo Niño ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ
tourismAttraction	domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ
typeOfMusic	drum ensemble ⓘ traditional Visayan rhythms ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Visayas → festival → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Western Visayas → hasFestival → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

MassKara Festival → relatedTo → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Dinagyang Festival → linkedTo → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Ati-Atihan Festival → alsoKnownAs → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival

Christianity in the Philippines → associatedWith → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Kalibo → knownFor → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Kalibo → hasFiesta → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Kalibo → celebrates → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Kalibo → hasAttraction → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Aklan → knownFor → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Aklan → hasFestival → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

Panay → hasFestival → Ati-Atihan Festival ⓘ

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