royal ploughing ceremony
E162373
The royal ploughing ceremony is an ancient Thai state ritual marking the traditional start of the rice-growing season, intended to bless and predict the year’s agricultural prosperity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Plowing Ceremony | 1 |
| royal ploughing ceremony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1405740 — 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: royal ploughing ceremony Context triple: [King of Thailand, ceremonialDuties, royal ploughing ceremony]
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A.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
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B.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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C.
Sema ceremony
The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
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D.
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
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E.
New Yam Festival
The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
- 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: royal ploughing ceremony Target entity description: The royal ploughing ceremony is an ancient Thai state ritual marking the traditional start of the rice-growing season, intended to bless and predict the year’s agricultural prosperity.
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A.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
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B.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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C.
Sema ceremony
The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
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D.
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
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E.
New Yam Festival
The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thai royal ceremony
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agricultural festival ⓘ state ritual ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Phra Ratcha Phithi Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan
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royal ploughing ceremony ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Plowing Ceremony
|
| associatedWith |
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand
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Thai farmers ⓘ Thai royal family ⓘ
surface form:
Thai monarchy
|
| audience |
Buddhist monks
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government officials ⓘ public spectators ⓘ |
| ceremonialLeader | Lord of the Plough ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
affirmation of rice as staple crop
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symbol of royal patronage of agriculture ⓘ |
| dateFormat | set by royal astrologers ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Brahmin rituals
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Buddhist chanting ⓘ ploughing of ceremonial field ⓘ selection of food offerings for oxen ⓘ sowing of rice seeds ⓘ use of sacred oxen ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
blessing for farmers
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prediction of harvest quality ⓘ prediction of rainfall ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
bless agricultural activities
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mark start of rice-growing season ⓘ predict agricultural prosperity ⓘ |
| language | Thai ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bangkok ⓘ |
| location | Sanam Luang ⓘ |
| mainCrop | rice ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Thai monarch
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court Brahmins ⓘ royal representatives ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important Thai cultural heritage ⓘ |
| religion |
Brahmanism
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ |
| season | rice-growing season ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fertility of the land
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harmony between monarchy and farmers ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
May
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early rainy season ⓘ |
| tradition |
Indic agricultural rites
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ancient Khmer royal rituals ⓘ |
| uses |
auspicious food offerings
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blessed rice seeds ⓘ sacred oxen ⓘ sacred plough ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: royal ploughing ceremony Description of subject: The royal ploughing ceremony is an ancient Thai state ritual marking the traditional start of the rice-growing season, intended to bless and predict the year’s agricultural prosperity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
this entity surface form:
Royal Plowing Ceremony