Our Lady of Aparecida Day
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Our Lady of Aparecida Day is a Brazilian national holiday celebrated on October 12 in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the country’s patron saint, marked by religious festivities, pilgrimages, and cultural events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Our Lady of Aparecida Day canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6123857 — 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: Our Lady of Aparecida Day Context triple: [Our Lady Aparecida, nationalHolidayAssociated, Our Lady of Aparecida Day]
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Festa Junina
Festa Junina is a traditional Brazilian mid-year festival marked by rural-themed dances, bonfires, folk music, and foods honoring Catholic saints and countryside culture.
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B.
Independence Day of Brazil
Independence Day of Brazil is the national holiday commemorating Brazil’s declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822, celebrated annually with patriotic events, parades, and civic ceremonies.
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Feast of Our Lady of Suyapa
The Feast of Our Lady of Suyapa is a Catholic celebration in Honduras honoring the Virgin Mary as the country’s patroness, centered on veneration of her revered image in Tegucigalpa.
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Assumption Day
Assumption Day is a major Catholic feast on August 15 commemorating the Virgin Mary's assumption into heaven, celebrated as the national holiday of the Acadian people.
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Carnival of Salvador
Carnival of Salvador is one of Brazil’s largest and most vibrant street festivals, renowned for its Afro-Brazilian music, massive blocos, and all-night celebrations that take over the city of Salvador each year.
- 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: Our Lady of Aparecida Day Target entity description: Our Lady of Aparecida Day is a Brazilian national holiday celebrated on October 12 in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the country’s patron saint, marked by religious festivities, pilgrimages, and cultural events.
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A.
Festa Junina
Festa Junina is a traditional Brazilian mid-year festival marked by rural-themed dances, bonfires, folk music, and foods honoring Catholic saints and countryside culture.
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B.
Independence Day of Brazil
Independence Day of Brazil is the national holiday commemorating Brazil’s declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822, celebrated annually with patriotic events, parades, and civic ceremonies.
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C.
Feast of Our Lady of Suyapa
The Feast of Our Lady of Suyapa is a Catholic celebration in Honduras honoring the Virgin Mary as the country’s patroness, centered on veneration of her revered image in Tegucigalpa.
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D.
Assumption Day
Assumption Day is a major Catholic feast on August 15 commemorating the Virgin Mary's assumption into heaven, celebrated as the national holiday of the Acadian people.
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E.
Carnival of Salvador
Carnival of Salvador is one of Brazil’s largest and most vibrant street festivals, renowned for its Afro-Brazilian music, massive blocos, and all-night celebrations that take over the city of Salvador each year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dia de Nossa Senhora Aparecida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSanctuary | National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brazilian Catholic identity
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Catholic communities abroad ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major date in Brazilian religious calendar
ⓘ
symbol of national Catholic devotion ⓘ |
| dateObserved | October 12 ⓘ |
| demographicParticipation |
also observed by some non-Catholic Brazilians as cultural holiday
ⓘ
observed by many Brazilian Catholics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governmentRecognition | officially recognized as honoring Brazil’s patron saint ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalObject | statue of Our Lady of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | Our Lady of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | national public holiday in Brazil ⓘ |
| linkedTo | image of Our Lady of Aparecida found in the Paraíba do Sul River ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | blue ⓘ |
| mainLocationOfCelebration | Aparecida, São Paulo, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national television broadcasts of celebrations ⓘ |
| patronage | children in Brazil ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice |
motorcycle and cycling pilgrimages
ⓘ
walking pilgrimages to Aparecida ⓘ |
| publicInstitutionsStatus |
government offices closed in Brazil
ⓘ
schools closed in Brazil ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | feast day of Our Lady of Aparecida ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| season | Brazilian spring ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration |
cultural events
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pilgrimages ⓘ religious festivities ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
Masses
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family gatherings ⓘ prayers and devotions ⓘ processions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Aparecida Day Description of subject: Our Lady of Aparecida Day is a Brazilian national holiday celebrated on October 12 in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the country’s patron saint, marked by religious festivities, pilgrimages, and cultural events.
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