Obon Eisa festival
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The Obon Eisa festival is a traditional Ryukyuan celebration featuring energetic group drumming and dancing to honor ancestral spirits during the Obon season in Okinawa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obon | 3 |
| Japanese Obon festival | 1 |
| Obon Eisa festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13494514 — 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: Obon Eisa festival Context triple: [Ryukyuan culture, hasFestival, Obon Eisa festival]
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A.
Oeshiki festival
The Oeshiki festival is a Japanese Buddhist observance commemorating the death of Nichiren, marked by nighttime processions of elaborately decorated lantern floats and chanting devotees.
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B.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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C.
Hanagasa Festival
The Hanagasa Festival is a vibrant summer dance festival in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, featuring large parades of dancers wearing flower-adorned hats and performing to traditional folk music.
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D.
Moatsu festival
Moatsu festival is a traditional springtime celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by rituals, feasting, dancing, and community bonding to welcome a new agricultural season.
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E.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
- 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: Obon Eisa festival Target entity description: The Obon Eisa festival is a traditional Ryukyuan celebration featuring energetic group drumming and dancing to honor ancestral spirits during the Obon season in Okinawa.
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A.
Oeshiki festival
The Oeshiki festival is a Japanese Buddhist observance commemorating the death of Nichiren, marked by nighttime processions of elaborately decorated lantern floats and chanting devotees.
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B.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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C.
Hanagasa Festival
The Hanagasa Festival is a vibrant summer dance festival in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, featuring large parades of dancers wearing flower-adorned hats and performing to traditional folk music.
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D.
Moatsu festival
Moatsu festival is a traditional springtime celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by rituals, feasting, dancing, and community bonding to welcome a new agricultural season.
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E.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ryukyuan cultural practice
ⓘ
folk performing art ⓘ religious dance ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okinawa Prefecture
ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| attire |
hachimaki headband
ⓘ
sashes and obi belts ⓘ traditional Okinawan costumes ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ryukyuan culture ⓘ |
| danceType |
drum dance
ⓘ
processional dance ⓘ |
| features |
colorful costumes
ⓘ
coordinated group formations ⓘ energetic choreography ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
modern Eisa stage performances
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parade-style Eisa ⓘ |
| honors | ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| languageContext | Okinawan language songs ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
group dancing
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group drumming ⓘ parading through local communities ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
Okinawan folk songs
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minyo ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
festival stages
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streets of local neighborhoods ⓘ temple or household fronts ⓘ |
| performedBy |
local community teams
ⓘ
youth groups ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
Obon period
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| purpose |
community bonding
ⓘ
to send off ancestral spirits ⓘ to welcome ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| region |
Okinawa Island
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outlying Okinawan islands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bon Odori
ⓘ
Japanese Obon festival ⓘ
linked to:
Obon Eisa festival
|
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Ryukyuan religion ⓘ |
| season |
Obon
ⓘ
linked to:
Obon Eisa festival
|
| socialFunction |
expression of local identity
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intergenerational transmission of tradition ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of community
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gratitude to ancestors ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
paranku drum
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shimedaiko drum ⓘ taiko drum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obon Eisa festival Description of subject: The Obon Eisa festival is a traditional Ryukyuan celebration featuring energetic group drumming and dancing to honor ancestral spirits during the Obon season in Okinawa.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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