Sadeh
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Sadeh is an ancient Persian mid-winter fire festival that celebrates the triumph of light and warmth over darkness and cold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sadeh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629314 — 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: Sadeh Context triple: [Persian culture, majorFestival, Sadeh]
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A.
Bakhah
Bakhah is a village in Syria known as one of the few remaining communities where Western Neo-Aramaic is still actively spoken.
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B.
She'eb
She'eb is a town in Eritrea located within the Northern Red Sea administrative region.
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C.
Turubah
Turubah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated inland within the Makkah Province, known for its agricultural surroundings and desert landscape.
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D.
Shuafat
Shuafat is a Palestinian neighborhood and refugee camp in East Jerusalem known for its dense population, complex political status, and challenging living conditions.
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E.
Nawbahar
Nawbahar was the mother of Mahmud of Ghazni, the prominent 11th-century sultan who founded the Ghaznavid Empire in present-day Afghanistan and northern India.
- 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: Sadeh Target entity description: Sadeh is an ancient Persian mid-winter fire festival that celebrates the triumph of light and warmth over darkness and cold.
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A.
Bakhah
Bakhah is a village in Syria known as one of the few remaining communities where Western Neo-Aramaic is still actively spoken.
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B.
She'eb
She'eb is a town in Eritrea located within the Northern Red Sea administrative region.
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C.
Turubah
Turubah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated inland within the Makkah Province, known for its agricultural surroundings and desert landscape.
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D.
Shuafat
Shuafat is a Palestinian neighborhood and refugee camp in East Jerusalem known for its dense population, complex political status, and challenging living conditions.
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E.
Nawbahar
Nawbahar was the mother of Mahmud of Ghazni, the prominent 11th-century sultan who founded the Ghaznavid Empire in present-day Afghanistan and northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian festival
ⓘ
Zoroastrian festival ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | sacred fire ⓘ |
| associatedDeityOrFigure | Atar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nowruz
ⓘ
linked to:
Nowruz celebrations
|
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| culture | Persian ⓘ |
| etymology | name is related to the Persian word for one hundred ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
charitable giving
ⓘ
collecting wood for the bonfire ⓘ recitation of religious texts ⓘ youth participating in fire-lighting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
triumph of light over darkness
ⓘ
triumph of warmth over cold ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
ancient Persian tradition
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Iran ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
distribution of food
ⓘ
gathering of community around fire ⓘ lighting a large bonfire ⓘ prayers and hymns ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Zoroastrians
ⓘ
some Iranian people ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Iran
ⓘ
Kerman ⓘ Persian diaspora communities ⓘ
linked to:
Iranian diaspora
Yazd ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of Iran’s cultural heritage ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Chaharshanbe Suri
ⓘ
Mehregan ⓘ Tirgan ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
affirmation of divine light
ⓘ
honoring the creation and power of fire ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| season | mid-winter ⓘ |
| socialSignificance |
community solidarity
ⓘ
intergenerational gathering ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
defeat of winter cold
ⓘ
renewal of life ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ |
| timeInYear |
100 days before Nowruz
ⓘ
50 days before the end of winter in the Iranian calendar ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianDate | late January ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sadeh Description of subject: Sadeh is an ancient Persian mid-winter fire festival that celebrates the triumph of light and warmth over darkness and cold.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.