Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Basaan Festival
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gptkbp:celebratedIn |
June 24
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Philippines
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gptkbp:customs |
community gatherings
religious processions street parades water dousing |
gptkbp:honor |
gptkb:St._John_the_Baptist
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wattah Wattah Festival
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gptkbp:location |
San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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gptkbp:mainActivity |
splashing water
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gptkbp:notableFor |
large crowds
colorful costumes public water fights |
gptkbp:origin |
Spanish colonial period
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gptkbp:religiousAffiliation |
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
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gptkbp:significance |
commemorates the birth of St. John the Baptist
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gptkbp:symbolizes |
baptism
cleansing |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:San_Juan,_Philippines
gptkb:San_Juan,_Metro_Manila |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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