Fiesta de la Candelaria
E295469
Fiesta de la Candelaria is a major religious and folkloric festival in Peru renowned for its vibrant dances, music, and elaborate costumes honoring the Virgin of Candelaria.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fiesta de la Candelaria canonical | 3 |
| Feast of Our Lady of the Candles | 2 |
| Fiesta de la Candelaria (in Puno city) | 1 |
| Fiestas de la Candelaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2754236 — 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: Fiesta de la Candelaria Context triple: [Puno Region, hasCulturalEvent, Fiesta de la Candelaria]
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A.
Fiesta de San Pedro
Fiesta de San Pedro is a traditional religious and cultural celebration in Tláhuac, Mexico City, honoring Saint Peter with processions, music, dance, and local festivities.
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B.
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican religious and cultural festival in Loíza that honors Saint James with processions, music, dance, and vibrant folkloric celebrations.
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C.
Fiestas de San Miguel Arcángel
Fiestas de San Miguel Arcángel is a traditional religious and cultural festival in Orizaba, Mexico, honoring Saint Michael the Archangel with processions, masses, music, and community celebrations.
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D.
Fiesta del Fuego
Fiesta del Fuego is a major annual Caribbean cultural festival in Santiago de Cuba featuring music, dance, religious traditions, and vibrant street celebrations.
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E.
Feria de Abril
Feria de Abril is Seville’s famous spring fair, a week-long festival of flamenco, horses, traditional dress, music, and food that transforms the city into a vibrant celebration of Andalusian culture.
- 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: Fiesta de la Candelaria Target entity description: Fiesta de la Candelaria is a major religious and folkloric festival in Peru renowned for its vibrant dances, music, and elaborate costumes honoring the Virgin of Candelaria.
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A.
Fiesta de San Pedro
Fiesta de San Pedro is a traditional religious and cultural celebration in Tláhuac, Mexico City, honoring Saint Peter with processions, music, dance, and local festivities.
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B.
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican religious and cultural festival in Loíza that honors Saint James with processions, music, dance, and vibrant folkloric celebrations.
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C.
Fiestas de San Miguel Arcángel
Fiestas de San Miguel Arcángel is a traditional religious and cultural festival in Orizaba, Mexico, honoring Saint Michael the Archangel with processions, masses, music, and community celebrations.
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D.
Fiesta del Fuego
Fiesta del Fuego is a major annual Caribbean cultural festival in Santiago de Cuba featuring music, dance, religious traditions, and vibrant street celebrations.
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E.
Feria de Abril
Feria de Abril is Seville’s famous spring fair, a week-long festival of flamenco, horses, traditional dress, music, and food that transforms the city into a vibrant celebration of Andalusian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folkloric festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early February ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Puno ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Aymara traditions
ⓘ
Quechua traditions ⓘ Spanish Catholic traditions ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major expression of Andean religious syncretism
ⓘ
one of the largest festivals in the Peruvian highlands ⓘ |
| danceGenre |
caporales
ⓘ
diablada ⓘ morenada ⓘ sikuris ⓘ tinku ⓘ |
| duration | about two weeks ⓘ |
| economicImpact | important for tourism in Puno ⓘ |
| features |
brass bands
ⓘ
colorful masks ⓘ elaborate costumes ⓘ traditional Andean instruments ⓘ |
| heritageType | intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| honors | Virgin of Candelaria ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Aymara
ⓘ
Quechua ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| linkedToFeastDay | Candlemas ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lake Titicaca region ⓘ |
| mainDay | 2 February ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Puno ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
Andean brass band music
ⓘ
traditional panpipe ensembles ⓘ |
| nickname | Folklore capital of Peru festival ⓘ |
| organizer |
Roman Catholic Church in Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church in Puno
local cultural associations ⓘ |
| participants |
dance troupes from Puno region
ⓘ
dance troupes from other parts of Peru ⓘ devotees of the Virgin of Candelaria ⓘ |
| religion |
Andean popular religiosity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
folk dance competitions
ⓘ
masses and liturgical celebrations ⓘ music performances ⓘ parades ⓘ religious procession ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleCulturalHeritage | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOList | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fiesta de la Candelaria Description of subject: Fiesta de la Candelaria is a major religious and folkloric festival in Peru renowned for its vibrant dances, music, and elaborate costumes honoring the Virgin of Candelaria.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fiestas de la Candelaria
this entity surface form:
Feast of Our Lady of the Candles
this entity surface form:
Feast of Our Lady of the Candles
this entity surface form:
Fiesta de la Candelaria (in Puno city)