Biike Burning

Fire festival in northern Germany, traditionally used to drive away evil spirits and protect the new seeds
Event folk_festival Q20673
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Biike Burning

Summary

Biike Burning is a folk festival[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (folk_festival category, ranking #20 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Biike Burning is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Biike Burning's instance of is recorded as folk festival[4].
  • The location of Biike Burning was North Frisia[5].
  • Biike Burning is part of social practices, rituals and festive events[6].
  • Biike Burning's Commons category is recorded as Biikebrennen[7].
  • Biike Burning comprises Q130525072[8].
  • Biike Burning's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as February 21[9].
  • Biike Burning's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25681570[10].
  • Biike Burning's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as German Nationwide Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage[11].
  • Biike Burning's catchphrase is recorded as {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Tjen di Biiki ön!'}[12].

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When and Where

The location of Biike Burning was North Frisia[5]. It is in the country of Germany[3].

Context

Biike Burning is part of social practices, rituals and festive events[6]. Its instance of is recorded as folk festival[4].

Why It Matters

Biike Burning draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (folk_festival category, ranking #20 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . German Nationwide Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved . unesco.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'da', 'de', 'dga', 'en', 'es', 'frr', 'fy', 'it', 'nl']
    Has part(s) → Q130525072
    Has parts → —
    Intangible cultural heritage status → German Nationwide Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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