Great Thanksgiving Festival
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The Great Thanksgiving Festival is a Japanese imperial Shinto rite in which the emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it himself, symbolizing gratitude for the harvest and the renewal of imperial authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Thanksgiving Festival canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3214904 — 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: Great Thanksgiving Festival Context triple: [Daijōsai, hasType, Great Thanksgiving Festival]
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A.
Liberty Day festival
The Liberty Day festival is an annual community celebration in Columbiana, Alabama, featuring patriotic events, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.
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B.
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade is an annual historical-themed Thanksgiving celebration in Plymouth, Massachusetts, featuring costumed reenactments, floats, and performances that highlight early American history and the Pilgrim legacy.
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C.
Garland Day
Garland Day is a traditional annual festival in the village of Castleton in Derbyshire, England, featuring processions, music, and the crowning of a garlanded figure.
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D.
National Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is a major annual summer celebration in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring parades, cherry-themed foods, entertainment, and events that highlight the region’s cherry industry.
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E.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade is an annual Italian-American heritage celebration featuring floats, music, and community festivities, notably held in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
- 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: Great Thanksgiving Festival Target entity description: The Great Thanksgiving Festival is a Japanese imperial Shinto rite in which the emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it himself, symbolizing gratitude for the harvest and the renewal of imperial authority.
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A.
Liberty Day festival
The Liberty Day festival is an annual community celebration in Columbiana, Alabama, featuring patriotic events, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.
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B.
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade is an annual historical-themed Thanksgiving celebration in Plymouth, Massachusetts, featuring costumed reenactments, floats, and performances that highlight early American history and the Pilgrim legacy.
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C.
Garland Day
Garland Day is a traditional annual festival in the village of Castleton in Derbyshire, England, featuring processions, music, and the crowning of a garlanded figure.
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D.
National Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is a major annual summer celebration in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring parades, cherry-themed foods, entertainment, and events that highlight the region’s cherry industry.
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E.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade is an annual Italian-American heritage celebration featuring floats, music, and community festivities, notably held in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese imperial court ceremony
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Shinto ritual ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial House of Japan
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surface form:
Japanese imperial household
agricultural cycle ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| ceremonialAct |
emperor eating consecrated rice
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presentation of rice to the kami ⓘ |
| coreElement | ritual meal of new rice ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese imperial tradition ⓘ |
| deityType | Shinto kami ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
continuity of the imperial line
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relationship between emperor and deities ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
harvest thanksgiving
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religious ceremony ⓘ state ritual ⓘ |
| hasBeneficiary | Japanese nation ⓘ |
| hasOffering | newly harvested rice ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
ritualized
ⓘ
solemn ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
renewal
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thanksgiving ⓘ |
| hasType | imperial Shinto rite ⓘ |
| involves |
emperor partaking of the offered rice
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offering newly harvested rice to deities ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locationType | imperial palace ⓘ |
| participant | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| performedBy | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| performedFor | Shinto deities ⓘ |
| purpose |
to give thanks for the annual rice harvest
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to renew imperial authority ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
imperial legitimacy
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sacral kingship ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Japanese harvest festivals ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
gratitude for the harvest
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renewal of imperial authority ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Thanksgiving Festival Description of subject: The Great Thanksgiving Festival is a Japanese imperial Shinto rite in which the emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it himself, symbolizing gratitude for the harvest and the renewal of imperial authority.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Daijōsai
subject surface form:
Daijōsai