Fèt Gede
E289902
Fèt Gede is a Haitian Vodou festival honoring the spirits of the dead with music, dance, possession rituals, and offerings at cemeteries and sacred sites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fèt Gede canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692202 — 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: Fèt Gede Context triple: [Haitian Vodou, hasFestival, Fèt Gede]
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A.
Shango festival
The Shango festival is a traditional Yoruba religious celebration in honor of the thunder and lightning deity Shango, featuring drumming, dance, masquerades, and rituals that reinforce communal identity and ancestral worship.
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B.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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C.
Oyá
Oyá is a powerful Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean orisha associated with winds, storms, the cemetery, and transformative change.
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D.
Hosay
Hosay is a vibrant Indo-Caribbean observance of the Shi'a Muslim Muharram commemoration, featuring elaborate processions, drumming, and artistic displays of decorated tadjahs (replicas of mausoleums).
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E.
New Yam Festival
The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
- 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: Fèt Gede Target entity description: Fèt Gede is a Haitian Vodou festival honoring the spirits of the dead with music, dance, possession rituals, and offerings at cemeteries and sacred sites.
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A.
Shango festival
The Shango festival is a traditional Yoruba religious celebration in honor of the thunder and lightning deity Shango, featuring drumming, dance, masquerades, and rituals that reinforce communal identity and ancestral worship.
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B.
Olojo Festival
Olojo Festival is a major Yoruba cultural and religious celebration held annually in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring Ogun and the creation of the world through elaborate rituals and royal ceremonies.
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C.
Oyá
Oyá is a powerful Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean orisha associated with winds, storms, the cemetery, and transformative change.
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D.
Hosay
Hosay is a vibrant Indo-Caribbean observance of the Shi'a Muslim Muharram commemoration, featuring elaborate processions, drumming, and artistic displays of decorated tadjahs (replicas of mausoleums).
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E.
New Yam Festival
The New Yam Festival is a major annual harvest celebration among Igbo and other Eastern Nigerian communities, marked by thanksgiving rites, feasting, and traditional performances to honor the yam as a staple and symbol of prosperity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian Vodou festival
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cultural tradition ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baron Samedi
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Gede spirits ⓘ Maman Brigitte ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Haiti ⓘ |
| culture | Haitian culture ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
dance
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music ⓘ offerings ⓘ possession rituals ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
celebration
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mourning ⓘ satire ⓘ sexual humor ⓘ |
| hasDanceStyle |
comic gestures
ⓘ
improvised erotic movements ⓘ |
| hasMusicType |
Gede rhythms
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Petro rhythms ⓘ Rada rhythms ⓘ |
| hasOffering |
black coffee
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clairin ⓘ hot peppers ⓘ spicy food ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
drumming
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lighting candles ⓘ offering coffee ⓘ offering flowers ⓘ offering food ⓘ offering rum ⓘ prayers for the dead ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ trance ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
commemoration of ancestors
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community cohesion ⓘ divination ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
black color
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crosses in cemeteries ⓘ purple color ⓘ skulls ⓘ white color ⓘ |
| honors | spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
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Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
All Saints’ Day
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surface form:
All Saints' Day
All Souls’ Day ⓘ
surface form:
All Souls' Day
|
| religion | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
early November
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late October ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
cemeteries
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sacred sites ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fèt Gede Description of subject: Fèt Gede is a Haitian Vodou festival honoring the spirits of the dead with music, dance, possession rituals, and offerings at cemeteries and sacred sites.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.