Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Veiled Prophet Ball (commonly referred to as the VP Ball) is a dance held each December in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, by a secret society named the \"Veiled Prophet Organization\" (often referred to as \"the VP\"), first founded by prominent St. Louisans in 1878. The founders' intent was to create an annual local celebration similar to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, eventually to include pageantry and costuming as well as a parade with floats. Each year, one member of the Veiled Prophet Organization is chosen to serve as the \"Veiled Prophet of Khorassan,\" to preside over the VP Ball. Five of the debutantes who attend the ball (all attend by invitation only) are chosen by secret process to make up the \"Veiled Prophet's Court of Honor.\" One is chosen to be crowned the \"Queen of Love and Beauty\" by the Veiled Prophet.Events also included the Veiled Prophet Fair (or \"VP Fair\"). In the face of increasing criticism of using civic resources to support a socially exclusive organization, this was renamed as Fair St. Louis in 1992 and broadened in appeal. The Fair was moved from the riverfront to Forest Park in 2014 and 2015 due to construction in the area around the Gateway Memorial Arch and reworking of roadways and the park."@en }
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- Veiled_Prophet_Ball abstract "The Veiled Prophet Ball (commonly referred to as the VP Ball) is a dance held each December in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, by a secret society named the \"Veiled Prophet Organization\" (often referred to as \"the VP\"), first founded by prominent St. Louisans in 1878. The founders' intent was to create an annual local celebration similar to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, eventually to include pageantry and costuming as well as a parade with floats. Each year, one member of the Veiled Prophet Organization is chosen to serve as the \"Veiled Prophet of Khorassan,\" to preside over the VP Ball. Five of the debutantes who attend the ball (all attend by invitation only) are chosen by secret process to make up the \"Veiled Prophet's Court of Honor.\" One is chosen to be crowned the \"Queen of Love and Beauty\" by the Veiled Prophet.Events also included the Veiled Prophet Fair (or \"VP Fair\"). In the face of increasing criticism of using civic resources to support a socially exclusive organization, this was renamed as Fair St. Louis in 1992 and broadened in appeal. The Fair was moved from the riverfront to Forest Park in 2014 and 2015 due to construction in the area around the Gateway Memorial Arch and reworking of roadways and the park.".