Pi Mai Lao
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Pi Mai Lao is the traditional Lao New Year festival, celebrated in mid-April with water splashing, religious ceremonies, and cultural festivities across Laos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pi Mai Lao canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9230697 — 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: Pi Mai Lao Context triple: [Thingyan, relatedFestival, Pi Mai Lao]
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A.
Majiabao
Majiabao is a neighborhood-level area located within Beijing’s Fengtai District, known primarily as a residential and commercial urban locality.
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B.
Boon Hua
Boon Hua is the given name of Ong Boon Hua, better known as Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party.
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C.
Ma Kai
Ma Kai is a Chinese politician who served as a Vice Premier of the State Council and played a key role in the country’s economic and financial policymaking.
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D.
Paihuano
Paihuano is a small town and commune in Chile’s Elqui Valley, known for its clear skies, pisco production, and astrotourism.
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E.
Mian Channu
Mian Channu is a prominent agricultural and commercial city in southern Punjab, Pakistan, known for its cotton, grain markets, and strategic location on the Grand Trunk Road.
- 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: Pi Mai Lao Target entity description: Pi Mai Lao is the traditional Lao New Year festival, celebrated in mid-April with water splashing, religious ceremonies, and cultural festivities across Laos.
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A.
Majiabao
Majiabao is a neighborhood-level area located within Beijing’s Fengtai District, known primarily as a residential and commercial urban locality.
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B.
Boon Hua
Boon Hua is the given name of Ong Boon Hua, better known as Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party.
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C.
Ma Kai
Ma Kai is a Chinese politician who served as a Vice Premier of the State Council and played a key role in the country’s economic and financial policymaking.
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D.
Paihuano
Paihuano is a small town and commune in Chile’s Elqui Valley, known for its clear skies, pisco production, and astrotourism.
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E.
Mian Channu
Mian Channu is a prominent agricultural and commercial city in southern Punjab, Pakistan, known for its cotton, grain markets, and strategic location on the Grand Trunk Road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lao New Year
ⓘ
festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lao New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songkran Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | mid-April ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Theravada Buddhist New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | traditional lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Lao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major national festival of Laos ⓘ |
| duration | 3 days ⓘ |
| features |
beauty pageants in some cities
ⓘ
folk games ⓘ parades ⓘ traditional Lao costumes ⓘ |
| hasTourismSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| language | Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
family gatherings
ⓘ
house cleaning ⓘ merit-making ⓘ processions ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ temple visits ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ water splashing ⓘ |
| marks |
Lao New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
beginning of rainy season ⓘ end of dry season ⓘ |
| observedInCity |
Luang Prabang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakse NERFINISHED ⓘ Vientiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHoliday | yes ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| ritual |
Baci ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bathing Buddha images ⓘ building sand stupas ⓘ offering alms to monks ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Chaul Chnam Thmey in Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songkran in Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Thingyan in Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
purification
ⓘ
renewal ⓘ washing away bad luck ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | hot season ⓘ |
| typicalEndDate | April 15 ⓘ |
| typicalStartDate | April 13 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pi Mai Lao Description of subject: Pi Mai Lao is the traditional Lao New Year festival, celebrated in mid-April with water splashing, religious ceremonies, and cultural festivities across Laos.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.