Shōgatsu
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Shōgatsu is the traditional Japanese New Year celebration marked by family gatherings, special foods, shrine visits, and various customs to welcome good fortune for the coming year.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Year’s visits (Hatsumōde) | 1 |
| Shōgatsu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23376472 — 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: Shōgatsu Context triple: [Japanese New Year, alsoKnownAs, Shōgatsu]
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A.
Kanasubigi
Kanasubigi is an ancient Bulgar royal title, often interpreted as a form of "ruler from God" or "sovereign by the grace of God," used by early Bulgarian khans such as Omurtag.
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B.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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C.
Gawai Sowa
Gawai Sowa is a traditional harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Bidayuh people of Borneo, marked by communal rituals, feasting, and cultural performances.
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D.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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E.
Bōsai no Hi
Bōsai no Hi is Japan’s annual Disaster Prevention Day, observed on September 1 to promote public awareness and preparedness for natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.
- 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: Shōgatsu Target entity description: Shōgatsu is the traditional Japanese New Year celebration marked by family gatherings, special foods, shrine visits, and various customs to welcome good fortune for the coming year.
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A.
Kanasubigi
Kanasubigi is an ancient Bulgar royal title, often interpreted as a form of "ruler from God" or "sovereign by the grace of God," used by early Bulgarian khans such as Omurtag.
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B.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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C.
Gawai Sowa
Gawai Sowa is a traditional harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Bidayuh people of Borneo, marked by communal rituals, feasting, and cultural performances.
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D.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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E.
Bōsai no Hi
Bōsai no Hi is Japan’s annual Disaster Prevention Day, observed on September 1 to promote public awareness and preparedness for natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shōgatsu