Ascension Day
E7468
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17654 — 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: Ascension Day Context triple: [Christianity, hasImportantHoliday, Ascension Day]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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D.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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E.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
- 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: Ascension Day Target entity description: Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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D.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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E.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
holy day of obligation ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ascension Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Ascension Thursday
Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form:
Ascension of the Lord
Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Ascension
|
| associatedEvent |
Pentecost
ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
|
| basedOn | New Testament accounts of the Ascension ⓘ |
| calendarType | moveable feast relative to civil calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
various Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| commemorates | Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven ⓘ |
| fixedRelativeTo | date of Easter ⓘ |
| follows |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| liturgicalRank |
great feast
ⓘ
solemnity ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Eastertide ⓘ |
| observedIn | many Christian-majority countries ⓘ |
| occursOn |
40th day of Easter
ⓘ
Thursday ⓘ |
| precedes |
Pentecost
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecost Sunday
|
| publicHolidayIn |
Austria
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| theme |
Christ’s enthronement at the right hand of the Father
ⓘ
completion of the Paschal mystery ⓘ exaltation of Christ ⓘ |
| timeAfter | 39 days after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| typicalObservances |
Mass or Divine Liturgy
ⓘ
processions ⓘ special prayers and hymns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ascension Day Description of subject: Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Ascension
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Holy Thursday of the Ascension
this entity surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Ascension of Christ
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Ascension
this entity surface form:
Ascension of the Lord
this entity surface form:
Ascension Thursday
this entity surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Ascension
this entity surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Ascension of Jesus according to Christian tradition
this entity surface form:
Ascension of the Lord
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
this entity surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Ascension of the Lord
this entity surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Solemnity of the Ascension
this entity surface form:
Ascension of the Lord
subject surface form:
Ethiopian Evangelical churches
subject surface form:
Ut unum sint
this entity surface form:
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
this entity surface form:
Ascension of the Lord (in most Western calendars)
this entity surface form:
Holy Ascension of Christ