Torch Festival
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The Torch Festival is a traditional summer fire-themed celebration of the Yi people in southwestern China, featuring large bonfires, torch parades, and communal singing and dancing to pray for good harvests and ward off evil.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torch Festival canonical | 7 |
| Torch Festival dance | 1 |
| Torch Festival of the Yi | 1 |
| Torch Festival of the Yi (regional listings and elements) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8660851 — 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: Torch Festival Context triple: [Yi people, notableFestival, Torch Festival]
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A.
Phu Day Festival
Phu Day Festival is a major Vietnamese spiritual and cultural celebration honoring the Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh with traditional rituals, processions, and folk performances.
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B.
Ngmayem festival
Ngmayem festival is an annual harvest celebration of the Ga-Dangme people of Ghana, marked by thanksgiving, traditional rites, and communal festivities centered around the new millet crop.
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C.
Thingyan festival
Thingyan festival is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide in Myanmar with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and communal festivities marking the transition to a new year.
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D.
Higalaay Festival
Higalaay Festival is an annual friendship-themed cultural celebration in Cagayan de Oro City featuring street parades, music, dance, and various community events.
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E.
Chawmos festival
Chawmos festival is a traditional winter solstice celebration of the Kalash people in Pakistan, marked by music, dance, animal sacrifices, and rituals to welcome the new year and honor their deities.
- 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: Torch Festival Target entity description: The Torch Festival is a traditional summer fire-themed celebration of the Yi people in southwestern China, featuring large bonfires, torch parades, and communal singing and dancing to pray for good harvests and ward off evil.
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A.
Phu Day Festival
Phu Day Festival is a major Vietnamese spiritual and cultural celebration honoring the Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh with traditional rituals, processions, and folk performances.
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B.
Ngmayem festival
Ngmayem festival is an annual harvest celebration of the Ga-Dangme people of Ghana, marked by thanksgiving, traditional rites, and communal festivities centered around the new millet crop.
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C.
Thingyan festival
Thingyan festival is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide in Myanmar with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and communal festivities marking the transition to a new year.
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D.
Higalaay Festival
Higalaay Festival is an annual friendship-themed cultural celebration in Cagayan de Oro City featuring street parades, music, dance, and various community events.
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E.
Chawmos festival
Chawmos festival is a traditional winter solstice celebration of the Kalash people in Pakistan, marked by music, dance, animal sacrifices, and rituals to welcome the new year and honor their deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk festival
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Huobajie
ⓘ
Torch Festival of the Yi ⓘ
linked to:
Torch Festival
|
| associatedDeityOrSpirit |
agricultural deities
ⓘ
fire god ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important symbol of Yi ethnic identity
ⓘ
major festival of the Yi calendar ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bullfighting
ⓘ
communal dancing ⓘ communal singing ⓘ dragon dances ⓘ horse racing ⓘ jumping over fires ⓘ lighting large bonfires ⓘ lion dances ⓘ torch parades ⓘ waving torches around fields ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| hasCulturalGroup |
Bai people
ⓘ
Lisu people ⓘ
linked to:
Lisu ethnic group
Naxi people ⓘ Pumi people ⓘ Yi people ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national intangible cultural heritage of China ⓘ |
| heritageStatusYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| lunarCalendarDate | 24th or 25th day of the sixth lunar month ⓘ |
| mainLocations |
Guilin area
ⓘ
Guizhou Province ⓘ Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| modernDevelopment |
includes large-scale performances in some cities
ⓘ
promoted as ethnic tourism attraction ⓘ |
| purpose |
pray for good harvests
ⓘ
protect livestock and crops ⓘ strengthen community bonds ⓘ ward off evil ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern China
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest China
|
| religiousContext |
animism
ⓘ
folk religion ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fire as symbol of light
ⓘ
fire as symbol of prosperity ⓘ fire as symbol of purification ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | summer ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ June ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Torch Festival Description of subject: The Torch Festival is a traditional summer fire-themed celebration of the Yi people in southwestern China, featuring large bonfires, torch parades, and communal singing and dancing to pray for good harvests and ward off evil.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Yi
linked to: Torch Festival
linked to: Torch Festival
subject linked to:
Yi Autonomous Prefecture