Yi Peng Lantern Festival
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The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yi Peng Lantern Festival canonical | 2 |
| Yi Peng | 1 |
| Yi Peng means second month in the Lanna calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1565017 — 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: Yi Peng Lantern Festival Context triple: [Chiang Mai, hasFestival, Yi Peng Lantern Festival]
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A.
Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional East Asian cultural and sporting event featuring dragon boat races, ceremonies, and community celebrations, often held on rivers or lakes.
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B.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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C.
Jagalchi Festival
The Jagalchi Festival is an annual cultural and seafood celebration in Busan, South Korea, featuring fresh catches, food stalls, performances, and marine-themed events centered around the famous Jagalchi Fish Market.
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D.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
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E.
Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
Naha Hari is a traditional Okinawan dragon boat festival featuring colorful boat races, music, and cultural celebrations held annually in Naha, Japan.
- 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: Yi Peng Lantern Festival Target entity description: The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
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A.
Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional East Asian cultural and sporting event featuring dragon boat races, ceremonies, and community celebrations, often held on rivers or lakes.
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B.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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C.
Jagalchi Festival
The Jagalchi Festival is an annual cultural and seafood celebration in Busan, South Korea, featuring fresh catches, food stalls, performances, and marine-themed events centered around the famous Jagalchi Fish Market.
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D.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
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E.
Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
Naha Hari is a traditional Okinawan dragon boat festival featuring colorful boat races, music, and cultural celebrations held annually in Naha, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thai cultural festival
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festival ⓘ lantern festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ping River ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Lanna Kingdom
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surface form:
Lanna culture
|
| associatedWithRegion |
northern Thailand
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Thailand
|
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| calendar | Thai lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebrationType | Buddhist festival ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important festival of the former Lanna Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymology |
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yi Peng means second month in the Lanna calendar
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| features |
decorative lantern displays
ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ parades ⓘ temple ceremonies ⓘ traditional Lanna dance performances ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
air pollution from lantern smoke
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fire hazard from lanterns ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
designated lantern release zones
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restrictions on lantern releases near airports ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
chanting and prayers
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merit-making at temples ⓘ offering of lanterns to Buddha images ⓘ |
| language | Thai ⓘ |
| lightingDecoration | lanterns hung along streets and temples ⓘ |
| lightingType |
candle light
ⓘ
oil lamps ⓘ |
| localName | ยี่เป็ง ⓘ |
| mainActivity | release of sky lanterns ⓘ |
| mainCity | Chiang Mai ⓘ |
| occursOn | full moon of the second month of the Lanna calendar ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Lanna people
ⓘ
residents of Chiang Mai ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Loy Krathong
ⓘ
surface form:
Loy Krathong Festival
|
| relatedTo | Loy Krathong ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
letting go of misfortune
ⓘ
making wishes for good luck ⓘ paying respect to Buddha ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | major seasonal tourism event in Chiang Mai ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
Chiang Mai
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surface form:
Old City of Chiang Mai
Tha Phae Gate area ⓘ temple grounds in Chiang Mai ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | November ⓘ |
| uses |
khom loi sky lanterns
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paper lanterns ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic | thousands of lanterns illuminating the night sky ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yi Peng Lantern Festival Description of subject: The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yi Peng means second month in the Lanna calendar
this entity surface form:
Yi Peng