Machi healing ceremony
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The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Machi healing ceremony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109830 — 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: Machi healing ceremony Context triple: [Mapuche people, ritual, Machi healing ceremony]
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A.
Festival of Sacrifice
The Festival of Sacrifice is an important Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, marked by special prayers, animal sacrifice, and charitable giving.
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B.
Ritual
"Ritual" is a progressive, synthesizer-driven instrumental track by Vangelis from his concept album "Earth," showcasing his early experimental electronic and rock fusion style.
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C.
Akitu
Akitu is the ancient Mesopotamian New Year festival, marked by elaborate rituals celebrating the god Marduk and the renewal of kingship and cosmic order.
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D.
Nyabinghi ceremonies
Nyabinghi ceremonies are Rastafarian religious gatherings centered on drumming, chanting, and communal worship that honor Haile Selassie I and promote spiritual unity and resistance to oppression.
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E.
Green Corn Ceremony
The Green Corn Ceremony is a traditional Muscogee (Creek) renewal and thanksgiving festival marking the ripening of the corn harvest, featuring purification rites, dancing, fasting, and communal feasting.
- 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: Machi healing ceremony Target entity description: The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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A.
Festival of Sacrifice
The Festival of Sacrifice is an important Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, marked by special prayers, animal sacrifice, and charitable giving.
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B.
Ritual
"Ritual" is a progressive, synthesizer-driven instrumental track by Vangelis from his concept album "Earth," showcasing his early experimental electronic and rock fusion style.
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C.
Akitu
Akitu is the ancient Mesopotamian New Year festival, marked by elaborate rituals celebrating the god Marduk and the renewal of kingship and cosmic order.
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D.
Nyabinghi ceremonies
Nyabinghi ceremonies are Rastafarian religious gatherings centered on drumming, chanting, and communal worship that honor Haile Selassie I and promote spiritual unity and resistance to oppression.
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E.
Green Corn Ceremony
The Green Corn Ceremony is a traditional Muscogee (Creek) renewal and thanksgiving festival marking the ripening of the corn harvest, featuring purification rites, dancing, fasting, and communal feasting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mapuche ritual
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healing ceremony ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ traditional medicine practice ⓘ |
| addressesCondition |
emotional distress
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physical illness ⓘ social conflict ⓘ spiritual illness ⓘ |
| associatedWithBelief |
ancestral spirits
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balance between humans and nature ⓘ spirit world ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Mapuche spirituality
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Mapuche traditional medicine ⓘ |
| hasEthicalAspect |
community responsibility
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respect for nature ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Mapudungun ⓘ |
| hasPractitionerRole | machi ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
community well-being
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healing ⓘ restoration of balance ⓘ spiritual cleansing ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpace | rehue ⓘ |
| hasTemporalAspect |
performed in response to illness
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performed on special occasions ⓘ |
| includesAction |
blessing of participants
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diagnosis of illness ⓘ divination ⓘ invocation of spirits ⓘ trance state ⓘ |
| ledBy |
female machi
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male machi ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Argentina
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Chile ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Mapuche people ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage of Mapuche people ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesElement |
chants
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herbal remedies ⓘ offerings ⓘ ritual drumming ⓘ sacred songs ⓘ smoke cleansing ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
kultrun
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trutruka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machi healing ceremony Description of subject: The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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