Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage
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The Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage is a major annual religious festival in Haiti where thousands of devotees journey to a sacred waterfall to honor both Catholic saints and Vodou spirits through ritual bathing, prayer, and celebration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pèlerinaj Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel de Saut-d’Eau | 1 |
| Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692203 — 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: Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage Context triple: [Haitian Vodou, hasFestival, Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage]
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A.
Alban Pilgrimage
Alban Pilgrimage is an annual religious procession and celebration in St Albans, Hertfordshire, commemorating the martyrdom of Saint Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr.
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France, renowned for its Marian apparitions and reputed healing waters.
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C.
Lourdes
Lourdes is an 1894 novel by Émile Zola that critically explores religious faith, pilgrimage, and alleged miracles surrounding the famous Marian shrine in southwestern France.
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D.
Tour Saint-Jacques
Tour Saint-Jacques is a flamboyant Gothic tower in central Paris, originally part of a 16th-century church and now a historic monument and landmark.
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E.
Vézelay
Vézelay is a historic hilltop village in central France renowned for its Romanesque Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and its role as a medieval pilgrimage site on the route to Santiago de Compostela.
- 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: Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage Target entity description: The Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage is a major annual religious festival in Haiti where thousands of devotees journey to a sacred waterfall to honor both Catholic saints and Vodou spirits through ritual bathing, prayer, and celebration.
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A.
Alban Pilgrimage
Alban Pilgrimage is an annual religious procession and celebration in St Albans, Hertfordshire, commemorating the martyrdom of Saint Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr.
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B.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France, renowned for its Marian apparitions and reputed healing waters.
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C.
Lourdes
Lourdes is an 1894 novel by Émile Zola that critically explores religious faith, pilgrimage, and alleged miracles surrounding the famous Marian shrine in southwestern France.
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D.
Tour Saint-Jacques
Tour Saint-Jacques is a flamboyant Gothic tower in central Paris, originally part of a 16th-century church and now a historic monument and landmark.
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E.
Vézelay
Vézelay is a historic hilltop village in central France renowned for its Romanesque Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and its role as a medieval pilgrimage site on the route to Santiago de Compostela.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian cultural event
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religious festival ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage
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surface form:
Pèlerinaj Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel de Saut-d’Eau
Pèlerinaj Sodo ⓘ |
| associatedBelief |
apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Saut-d’Eau
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waterfall is inhabited by spirits ⓘ |
| associatedDate | 16 July ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeast | Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important event in Haitian intangible cultural heritage
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important site of Vodou devotion ⓘ major expression of Haitian popular Catholicism ⓘ symbol of religious syncretism in Haiti ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance | thousands of pilgrims ⓘ |
| features |
communal feasting
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dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ music ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
Catholic mass
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Vodou ceremonies ⓘ animal sacrifice ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ lighting candles ⓘ offering of candles and flowers ⓘ prayer ⓘ processions ⓘ ritual bathing in waterfall ⓘ singing and dancing ⓘ spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ |
| honors |
Erzulie Dantor
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Erzulie Freda ⓘ Our Lady of Mount Carmel ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
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Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
central Haiti
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surface form:
Centre Department, Haiti
Saut-d’Eau waterfall ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Vodou priests and priestesses
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local Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| purpose |
fulfilling vows
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giving thanks for favors received ⓘ seeking blessings ⓘ seeking healing ⓘ |
| religion |
Haitian Vodou
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | July ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage Description of subject: The Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage is a major annual religious festival in Haiti where thousands of devotees journey to a sacred waterfall to honor both Catholic saints and Vodou spirits through ritual bathing, prayer, and celebration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pèlerinaj Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel de Saut-d’Eau