Jewish feast of Shavuot
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The Jewish feast of Shavuot is a major biblical festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the wheat harvest, observed seven weeks after Passover.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shavuot pilgrimage | 2 |
| Jewish feast of Shavuot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jewish feast of Shavuot Context triple: [Pentecost, hasOriginIn, Jewish feast of Shavuot]
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A.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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B.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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E.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
- 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: Jewish feast of Shavuot Target entity description: The Jewish feast of Shavuot is a major biblical festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the wheat harvest, observed seven weeks after Passover.
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A.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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B.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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E.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical festival
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Jewish holiday ⓘ Pilgrimage festival ⓘ Religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shavuot
ⓘ
surface form:
Chag HaShavuot
Shavuot ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Weeks
Shavuot ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecost (Jewish)
Shavuot ⓘ
surface form:
Zman Matan Torateinu
|
| associatedWith |
First fruits (Bikkurim)
ⓘ
Wheat harvest in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category | Shalosh Regalim ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Covenant between God and Israel
ⓘ
Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai ⓘ Book of Exodus ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation at Mount Sinai
|
| countingPrecededBy | Counting of the Omer ⓘ |
| dateInHebrewCalendar | 6 Sivan ⓘ |
| duration |
One day in Israel
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Two days in the Jewish diaspora ⓘ |
| halachicStatus |
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Tov
|
| hebrewMonth | Sivan ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme |
Acceptance of the Torah
ⓘ
Revelation of the Torah ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Weeks ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Many secular Jews as a cultural holiday
ⓘ
Religious Jews ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestination |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| relatedConcept |
Covenant Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai covenant
Ten Commandments ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| season | Late spring ⓘ |
| symbol |
Greenery and flowers in some customs
ⓘ
Ten Commandments ⓘ
surface form:
Tablets of the Ten Commandments
|
| timeAfterPassover |
Fifty days
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Seven weeks ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
Blintzes
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Cheesecake ⓘ Dairy foods ⓘ |
| traditionalObservance |
All-night Torah study (Tikkun Leil Shavuot)
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Bringing of Bikkurim in Temple times ⓘ Ruth ⓘ
surface form:
Reading of the Book of Ruth
Recitation of Akdamut in some communities ⓘ Recitation of Hallel ⓘ |
| workProhibition | Melacha forbidden like on other festivals ⓘ |
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Subject: Jewish feast of Shavuot Description of subject: The Jewish feast of Shavuot is a major biblical festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the wheat harvest, observed seven weeks after Passover.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shavuot pilgrimage
this entity surface form:
Shavuot pilgrimage