Snow Lantern Festival
E259439
The Snow Lantern Festival is a winter event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, featuring numerous snow lanterns and sculptures illuminated at night to create a magical snowy landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Snow Lantern Festival canonical | 1 |
| Snow Lantern Festival at Yamagata Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2347132 — 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.
Target entity: Snow Lantern Festival Context triple: [Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, hasFestival, Snow Lantern Festival]
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A.
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the end of Lunar New Year festivities, featuring lantern displays, riddle games, and communal gatherings.
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B.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
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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C.
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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D.
Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival
The Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is an annual Japanese cultural celebration featuring blooming cherry trees, performances, and traditional arts and activities.
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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Snow Lantern Festival Target entity description: The Snow Lantern Festival is a winter event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, featuring numerous snow lanterns and sculptures illuminated at night to create a magical snowy landscape.
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A.
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the end of Lunar New Year festivities, featuring lantern displays, riddle games, and communal gatherings.
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B.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
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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C.
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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D.
Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival
The Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is an annual Japanese cultural celebration featuring blooming cherry trees, performances, and traditional arts and activities.
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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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winter festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
local residents
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tourists ⓘ |
| climateRequirement | cold weather ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese winter festival ⓘ |
| eventCategory |
lantern festival
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snow festival ⓘ |
| feature |
illuminated snow lanterns at night
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snowy landscape ⓘ |
| heldIn | outdoor locations in Yonezawa ⓘ |
| lightingType | lantern illumination ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Yonezawa ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Yamagata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Tohoku
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surface form:
Tohoku region
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| location | Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan ⓘ |
| mainAttraction |
snow lanterns
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snow sculptures ⓘ |
| materialUsed | snow ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Japanese winter illumination events ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| tourismType | local tourism event ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| visualEffect | magical snowy landscape ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Snow Lantern Festival Description of subject: The Snow Lantern Festival is a winter event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, featuring numerous snow lanterns and sculptures illuminated at night to create a magical snowy landscape.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.