Thingyan
E221806
Thingyan is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and cultural festivities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thingyan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965772 — 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: Thingyan Context triple: [Bamar, majorFestival, Thingyan]
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A.
Khasian
Khasian is a branch of the Austroasiatic language family comprising several related languages spoken primarily in the northeastern region of India, especially in Meghalaya.
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B.
Gwarinpa
Gwarinpa is a large, planned residential district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for its extensive housing estates and relatively well-organized urban layout.
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C.
Wonokitri
Wonokitri is a village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo area.
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D.
Udaya
Udaya is a given name most notably associated with D. Udaya Kumar, the Indian designer who created the Indian rupee sign.
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E.
Mawteni
Mawteni is an alternative Romanized spelling of "Mawtini," the famous Arabic patriotic poem and anthem widely associated with Palestinian and Iraqi national identity.
- 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: Thingyan Target entity description: Thingyan is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and cultural festivities.
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A.
Khasian
Khasian is a branch of the Austroasiatic language family comprising several related languages spoken primarily in the northeastern region of India, especially in Meghalaya.
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B.
Gwarinpa
Gwarinpa is a large, planned residential district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for its extensive housing estates and relatively well-organized urban layout.
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C.
Wonokitri
Wonokitri is a village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo area.
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D.
Udaya
Udaya is a given name most notably associated with D. Udaya Kumar, the Indian designer who created the Indian rupee sign.
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E.
Mawteni
Mawteni is an alternative Romanized spelling of "Mawtini," the famous Arabic patriotic poem and anthem widely associated with Palestinian and Iraqi national identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burmese New Year festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ water festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burmese New Year
ⓘ
Burmese New Year ⓘ
surface form:
Myanmar New Year
Thingyan festival ⓘ
surface form:
Myanmar Water Festival
|
| associatedConcept | washing away sins and bad luck ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burmese culture
ⓘ
Myanmar diaspora communities ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
most important public holiday in Myanmar
ⓘ
symbol of purification and renewal ⓘ |
| duration | 3–5 days ⓘ |
| features |
decorated stages for performances
ⓘ
temporary water-throwing pavilions ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | traditional Burmese lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociation |
Thagyamin
ⓘ
devas visiting the human world ⓘ |
| influencedBy | South and Southeast Asian New Year traditions ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
cleaning homes and monasteries
ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ offering alms to monks ⓘ public street parties ⓘ releasing captive fish and birds ⓘ religious merit-making ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ visiting pagodas ⓘ water-throwing ⓘ |
| marks |
Burmese New Year
ⓘ
beginning of the new year ⓘ end of the old year ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Bamar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bamar people
Mon people ⓘ Rakhine people ⓘ Shan people ⓘ various ethnic groups in Myanmar ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn | Myanmar ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Thingyan festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaul Chnam Thmey
Pi Mai Lao ⓘ Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
surface form:
Songkran
|
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| timeOfYear | mid-April ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | group dances on temporary stages ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
mont let saung
ⓘ
mont lone yay baw ⓘ various seasonal snacks ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
Thingyan songs
ⓘ
saing waing ensemble music ⓘ |
| typicalEndDate | 16 April ⓘ |
| typicalStartDate | 13 April ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thingyan Description of subject: Thingyan is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and cultural festivities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.