Namahage Sedo Festival
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The Namahage Sedo Festival is a famous winter folk event in Japan where demon-like Namahage figures visit communities amid bonfires and rituals to ward off evil and bless households.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Namahage Sedo Festival canonical | 3 |
| New Year’s Eve Namahage visits | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10546788 — 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: Namahage Sedo Festival Context triple: [Akita Prefecture, hasFestival, Namahage Sedo Festival]
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A.
Moatsu festival
Moatsu festival is a traditional springtime celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by rituals, feasting, dancing, and community bonding to welcome a new agricultural season.
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B.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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C.
Myoko festival
Myoko festival is a prominent traditional celebration of the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh, India, marked by elaborate rituals for prosperity, social bonding, and community well-being.
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D.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
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E.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
- 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: Namahage Sedo Festival Target entity description: The Namahage Sedo Festival is a famous winter folk event in Japan where demon-like Namahage figures visit communities amid bonfires and rituals to ward off evil and bless households.
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A.
Moatsu festival
Moatsu festival is a traditional springtime celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by rituals, feasting, dancing, and community bonding to welcome a new agricultural season.
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B.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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C.
Myoko festival
Myoko festival is a prominent traditional celebration of the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh, India, marked by elaborate rituals for prosperity, social bonding, and community well-being.
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D.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
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E.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese cultural event
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folk festival ⓘ winter festival ⓘ |
| activity |
Namahage descending from mountain with torches
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interaction between Namahage and children ⓘ performance of traditional music and dance ⓘ ritual offering at shrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Namahage custom of New Year’s Eve visits ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Oga Namahage folk belief ⓘ |
| duration | three days ⓘ |
| feature |
Shinto rituals
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bonfires ⓘ demon-like masked figures ⓘ household visits ⓘ straw-clad costumes ⓘ |
| hasElement |
chanting
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drumming ⓘ sacred fire ceremony ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important local intangible folk event ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Akita Prefecture
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Oga City ⓘ Oga Peninsula ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Namahage ⓘ |
| mediaType | live performance ⓘ |
| organizer |
Oga City tourism bodies
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Shinzan Shrine community ⓘ |
| purpose |
bless households
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ensure family safety ⓘ pray for good harvest ⓘ ward off evil ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major winter event in Akita Prefecture ⓘ |
| region |
Tohoku region
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linked to:
Tohoku
|
| relatedFestival | New Year Namahage house-visiting ritual in Oga ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shinto ⓘ |
| symbolism |
moral education for children
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purification of community ⓘ warning against laziness ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | winter ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | February ⓘ |
| venue |
Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum area
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linked to:
Namahage Museum
Shinzan Shrine ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Namahage Sedo Festival Description of subject: The Namahage Sedo Festival is a famous winter folk event in Japan where demon-like Namahage figures visit communities amid bonfires and rituals to ward off evil and bless households.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Namahage Sedo Festival