Miao New Year
E619873
Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miao New Year canonical | 2 |
| Miao calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6791600 — 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: Miao New Year Context triple: [Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, hasEthnicFestival, Miao New Year]
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A.
Laba Festival
Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday marking the prelude to the Lunar New Year, celebrated with offerings and the eating of Laba congee to pray for good fortune and a bountiful harvest.
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B.
Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is the most important traditional Chinese New Year celebration, marked by family reunions, festive meals, cultural rituals, and the welcoming of the lunar new year.
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C.
Poy Sang Long festival
The Poy Sang Long festival is a traditional Shan Buddhist ceremony in which young boys are ornately dressed and ceremonially ordained as novice monks in a colorful, multi-day community celebration.
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D.
Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, marked by ancestor veneration, mountain climbing, and chrysanthemum appreciation for health and longevity.
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E.
Têt
The Têt is a river in southern France that flows through the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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: Miao New Year Target entity description: Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
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A.
Laba Festival
Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday marking the prelude to the Lunar New Year, celebrated with offerings and the eating of Laba congee to pray for good fortune and a bountiful harvest.
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B.
Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is the most important traditional Chinese New Year celebration, marked by family reunions, festive meals, cultural rituals, and the welcoming of the lunar new year.
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C.
Poy Sang Long festival
The Poy Sang Long festival is a traditional Shan Buddhist ceremony in which young boys are ornately dressed and ceremonially ordained as novice monks in a colorful, multi-day community celebration.
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D.
Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, marked by ancestor veneration, mountain climbing, and chrysanthemum appreciation for health and longevity.
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E.
Têt
The Têt is a river in southern France that flows through the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year festival
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traditional festival ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Miao people ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| followsCalendar |
Miao calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Miao New Year
|
| hasActivity |
bullfighting
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communal feasting ⓘ courtship singing ⓘ dancing ⓘ drum performances ⓘ horse racing ⓘ reed-pipe (lusheng) playing ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Miao culture
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linked to:
Miao people
|
| hasRitual | ancestral worship ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
cultural transmission
ⓘ
inter-village exchange ⓘ youth courtship ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancestor veneration
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community solidarity ⓘ harvest celebration ⓘ prayer for good fortune ⓘ |
| includesDance |
collective circle dances
ⓘ
lusheng dances ⓘ |
| includesFood |
festival banquets
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glutinous rice ⓘ pork dishes ⓘ rice wine ⓘ |
| includesMusic |
folk songs
ⓘ
lusheng music ⓘ |
| languageOfSongs |
Miao language
ⓘ
linked to:
Miao languages
|
| observedBy | Miao communities in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage at local level ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animist beliefs ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
beginning of the agricultural year
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gratitude for harvest ⓘ renewal of life ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
ⓘ
linked to:
Guangxi Province
Guizhou Province ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ Miao villages ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
early winter
ⓘ
late autumn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miao New Year Description of subject: Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Miao New Year