New Year Festival of the Yi
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The New Year Festival of the Yi is the principal annual celebration of the Yi people in China, marked by ancestral rituals, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal festivities that express Yi cultural identity and seasonal renewal.
All labels observed (1)
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| New Year Festival of the Yi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17262410 — 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: New Year Festival of the Yi Context triple: [Yi people, traditionalFestival, New Year Festival of the Yi]
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Lusheng Festival
The Lusheng Festival is a traditional celebration of the Miao people in China, featuring vibrant folk dances, music played on the lusheng reed-pipe instrument, and communal rituals that express ethnic identity and cultural heritage.
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Miao New Year
Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
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Kuoshi Festival
The Kuoshi Festival is a major traditional celebration of the Lisu people, marked by communal singing, dancing, and rituals that express gratitude for harvests and ancestral blessings.
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Sanyuesan Festival
The Sanyuesan Festival is a major spring celebration of the Zhuang people in China, featuring singing competitions, folk performances, and rituals to pray for good harvests and prosperity.
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Torch Festival
The Torch Festival is a traditional summer fire-themed celebration of the Yi people in southwestern China, featuring large bonfires, torch parades, and communal singing and dancing to pray for good harvests and ward off evil.
- 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: New Year Festival of the Yi Target entity description: The New Year Festival of the Yi is the principal annual celebration of the Yi people in China, marked by ancestral rituals, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal festivities that express Yi cultural identity and seasonal renewal.
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A.
Lusheng Festival
The Lusheng Festival is a traditional celebration of the Miao people in China, featuring vibrant folk dances, music played on the lusheng reed-pipe instrument, and communal rituals that express ethnic identity and cultural heritage.
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B.
Miao New Year
Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
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C.
Kuoshi Festival
The Kuoshi Festival is a major traditional celebration of the Lisu people, marked by communal singing, dancing, and rituals that express gratitude for harvests and ancestral blessings.
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D.
Sanyuesan Festival
The Sanyuesan Festival is a major spring celebration of the Zhuang people in China, featuring singing competitions, folk performances, and rituals to pray for good harvests and prosperity.
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E.
Torch Festival
The Torch Festival is a traditional summer fire-themed celebration of the Yi people in southwestern China, featuring large bonfires, torch parades, and communal singing and dancing to pray for good harvests and ward off evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
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