Samaritan calendar
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The Samaritan calendar is a lunisolar religious calendar used by the Samaritan community to determine the dates of their festivals and rituals, distinct from but related to the traditional Hebrew calendar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samaritan calendar canonical | 1 |
| Samaritan lunar-solar calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6746764 — 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: Samaritan calendar Context triple: [Samaritans, calendar, Samaritan calendar]
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A.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Babylonian calendar
The Babylonian calendar was an ancient lunisolar timekeeping system used in Mesopotamia, structured around lunar months and intercalary months to align with the solar year and influential on later Near Eastern and Jewish calendars.
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D.
Israeli civil calendar
The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
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E.
Saka calendar
The Saka calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bali, for determining religious festivals and ceremonial dates.
- 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: Samaritan calendar Target entity description: The Samaritan calendar is a lunisolar religious calendar used by the Samaritan community to determine the dates of their festivals and rituals, distinct from but related to the traditional Hebrew calendar.
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A.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Babylonian calendar
The Babylonian calendar was an ancient lunisolar timekeeping system used in Mesopotamia, structured around lunar months and intercalary months to align with the solar year and influential on later Near Eastern and Jewish calendars.
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D.
Israeli civil calendar
The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
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E.
Saka calendar
The Saka calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bali, for determining religious festivals and ceremonial dates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Samaritan tradition
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ religious calendar ⓘ |
| alignsWith | agricultural seasons in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Samaritan fast days
ⓘ
Samaritan liturgical cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritan liturgy
Samaritan pilgrimage schedule ⓘ |
| calendarClass | religious festival calendar ⓘ |
| computusType | observational and traditional rules ⓘ |
| continuity | in continuous use by Samaritans ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Samaritan community
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritanism
|
| determines | Samaritan Passover sacrifice date ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Rabbinic Hebrew calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew calendar
|
| follows | Samaritan Pentateuch ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
intercalation system
ⓘ
months ⓘ years ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
festival-centered year structure
ⓘ
periodic leap years ⓘ religious prohibitions tied to specific dates ⓘ |
| hasType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| language | Samaritan Hebrew ⓘ |
| region |
Mount Gerizim
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
Samaria ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| religiousAuthority |
Samaritan high priest
ⓘ
linked to:
High Priest of the Samaritans
|
| religiousTradition | Samaritanism ⓘ |
| religiousUse |
Day of Atonement
ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur
Feast of Booths ⓘ
linked to:
Sukkot
Feast of Unleavened Bread ⓘ
linked to:
Days of Unleavened Bread
Feast of Weeks ⓘ
linked to:
Shavuot
Passover ⓘ Samaritan pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith | ancient Israelite calendars ⓘ |
| timeScale |
days
ⓘ
months ⓘ years ⓘ |
| traditionStatus | ancient ⓘ |
| usedBy | Samaritans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining religious festivals
ⓘ
determining ritual dates ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Holon
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Nablus ⓘ Samaritan diaspora communities ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Samaritan calendar Description of subject: The Samaritan calendar is a lunisolar religious calendar used by the Samaritan community to determine the dates of their festivals and rituals, distinct from but related to the traditional Hebrew calendar.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Samaritan calendar