Sandeq Festival
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The Sandeq Festival is a maritime cultural celebration in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, showcasing the Mandar people’s traditional outrigger sailing boats through races and related coastal festivities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandeq Festival canonical | 1 |
| Sandeq race | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13039550 — 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: Sandeq Festival Context triple: [Mandar people, traditionalFestival, Sandeq Festival]
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A.
Asafotufiam festival
Asafotufiam festival is a traditional Ga-Dangme celebration in Ghana that commemorates historic military victories and honors ancestral warriors through drumming, dancing, and ceremonial musket firing.
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B.
Dosmoche festival
The Dosmoche festival is a traditional Ladakhi Buddhist celebration marked by masked dances and ritual performances to ward off evil and ensure prosperity, observed at monasteries such as Diskit in the Nubra Valley.
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C.
Hemis Festival
Hemis Festival is a major annual Buddhist celebration in Ladakh, India, known for its vibrant masked dances, music, and rituals honoring Guru Padmasambhava at Hemis Monastery.
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D.
Sigd festival
The Sigd festival is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday marked by fasting, prayer, and communal gatherings to reaffirm the community’s connection to the Torah and the Land of Israel.
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E.
Sogra festival
Sogra festival is a traditional springtime agricultural and fertility celebration of the Tiwa people in Northeast India, marked by communal rituals, dances, and offerings for a good harvest.
- 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: Sandeq Festival Target entity description: The Sandeq Festival is a maritime cultural celebration in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, showcasing the Mandar people’s traditional outrigger sailing boats through races and related coastal festivities.
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A.
Asafotufiam festival
Asafotufiam festival is a traditional Ga-Dangme celebration in Ghana that commemorates historic military victories and honors ancestral warriors through drumming, dancing, and ceremonial musket firing.
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B.
Dosmoche festival
The Dosmoche festival is a traditional Ladakhi Buddhist celebration marked by masked dances and ritual performances to ward off evil and ensure prosperity, observed at monasteries such as Diskit in the Nubra Valley.
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C.
Hemis Festival
Hemis Festival is a major annual Buddhist celebration in Ladakh, India, known for its vibrant masked dances, music, and rituals honoring Guru Padmasambhava at Hemis Monastery.
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D.
Sigd festival
The Sigd festival is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday marked by fasting, prayer, and communal gatherings to reaffirm the community’s connection to the Torah and the Land of Israel.
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E.
Sogra festival
Sogra festival is a traditional springtime agricultural and fertility celebration of the Tiwa people in Northeast India, marked by communal rituals, dances, and offerings for a good harvest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
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maritime festival ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
preserve Mandar maritime heritage
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promote local tourism ⓘ strengthen coastal community identity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sandeq boat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal villages in West Sulawesi ⓘ fishing communities ⓘ |
| boatTypeUsed |
Sandeq outrigger canoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional wooden sailing boat ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Mandar seafaring traditions
ⓘ
traditional boatbuilding ⓘ traditional navigation skills ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Mandar maritime culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
showcase of traditional seamanship
ⓘ
symbol of Mandar maritime identity ⓘ |
| features |
boat parades
ⓘ
coastal cultural performances ⓘ culinary events ⓘ sea rituals ⓘ traditional Mandar dance ⓘ traditional Mandar music ⓘ traditional Sandeq sailing boats ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
cultural exhibitions
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long-distance Sandeq races ⓘ sailing skill competitions ⓘ short-distance sprint races ⓘ tourism promotion events ⓘ traditional ceremonies at sea ⓘ |
| languageOfCulturalContext |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Mandar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mandar Bay
NERFINISHED
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Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ West Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAttraction | Sandeq outrigger sailing boat races ⓘ |
| navigationMethod | wind-powered sailing ⓘ |
| organizingEthnicGroup | Mandar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType |
Mandar fishermen
ⓘ
local sailing crews ⓘ youth sailing teams ⓘ |
| region | West Sulawesi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism
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marine tourism ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | coastal areas of West Sulawesi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sandeq Festival Description of subject: The Sandeq Festival is a maritime cultural celebration in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, showcasing the Mandar people’s traditional outrigger sailing boats through races and related coastal festivities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sandeq race