Feria Quarta Cinerum
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Feria Quarta Cinerum is the Latin name for Ash Wednesday, the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of Lent with the imposition of ashes as a sign of repentance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feria Quarta Cinerum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1283981 — 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: Feria Quarta Cinerum Context triple: [Ash Wednesday, hasNameInLatin, Feria Quarta Cinerum]
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A.
Ludi Apollinares
Ludi Apollinares were annual Roman games and festivals held in honor of the god Apollo, featuring chariot races, theatrical performances, and other public spectacles.
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B.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
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C.
Fiesta del Fuego
Fiesta del Fuego is a major annual Caribbean cultural festival in Santiago de Cuba featuring music, dance, religious traditions, and vibrant street celebrations.
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D.
Vulcanalia
Vulcanalia was an ancient Roman religious festival held in honor of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking, typically observed with rituals aimed at averting destructive fires.
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E.
Ludi Romani
Ludi Romani was one of ancient Rome’s oldest and most important public games, featuring religious ceremonies and large-scale spectacles such as chariot races and theatrical performances.
- 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: Feria Quarta Cinerum Target entity description: Feria Quarta Cinerum is the Latin name for Ash Wednesday, the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of Lent with the imposition of ashes as a sign of repentance.
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A.
Ludi Apollinares
Ludi Apollinares were annual Roman games and festivals held in honor of the god Apollo, featuring chariot races, theatrical performances, and other public spectacles.
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B.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
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C.
Fiesta del Fuego
Fiesta del Fuego is a major annual Caribbean cultural festival in Santiago de Cuba featuring music, dance, religious traditions, and vibrant street celebrations.
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D.
Vulcanalia
Vulcanalia was an ancient Roman religious festival held in honor of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking, typically observed with rituals aimed at averting destructive fires.
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E.
Ludi Romani
Ludi Romani was one of ancient Rome’s oldest and most important public games, featuring religious ceremonies and large-scale spectacles such as chariot races and theatrical performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| associatedWithLiturgicalColor | violet ⓘ |
| associatedWithLiturgicalSeason | Lent ⓘ |
| belongsToRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| follows | Shrove Tuesday ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeFormula | Repent, and believe in the Gospel ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | day of penance ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalFocus |
conversion of heart
ⓘ
preparation for Easter ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Ash Wednesday ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Feria Quarta Cinerum ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | day of universal fast in Latin Church ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRite | imposition of ashes ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFormula | Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return ⓘ |
| isClassifiedInRomanMissalAs | day of fasting and abstinence ⓘ |
| isConnectedToPractice |
almsgiving
ⓘ
confession and reconciliation ⓘ prayer ⓘ self-denial ⓘ |
| isDayOf |
abstinence from meat
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
Easter
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| isLinkedToBiblicalTheme |
Jesus’ forty days in the desert
ⓘ
call to repentance in prophets ⓘ |
| isObligatoryFor | Latin Church Catholics of prescribed age ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Western Christianity ⓘ many Reformed churches ⓘ some Baptist churches ⓘ |
| isObservedInCalendar |
Church of England liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican liturgical calendars
General Roman Calendar ⓘ Lutheran liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Christian liturgical year ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Lent ⓘ |
| nameLiterallyMeans | Wednesday of Ashes ⓘ |
| occursNumberOfDaysBefore | 46 days before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| occursOn | Wednesday ⓘ |
| precedes | First Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
mortality
ⓘ
penance ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| usesAshesFrom | palms blessed on previous Palm Sunday ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feria Quarta Cinerum Description of subject: Feria Quarta Cinerum is the Latin name for Ash Wednesday, the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of Lent with the imposition of ashes as a sign of repentance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.