festival

fes·ti·val  (fst-vl)

n.

1. An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.

2. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions: a film festival.

3. Revelry; conviviality.

adj.

Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive.

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[From Middle English, festive, from Old French, from Medieval Latin fstivlis, from Latin fstvus, from fstus; see dhs- in Indo-European roots.]

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festival

Noun

1. an organized series of special events and performances: the Edinburgh Festival

2. a day or period set aside for celebration [Latin festivus joyful]

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Festival a series of performances of music, plays, and dances—Wilkes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	festival - a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" church festival, religious festival - a festival having religious significance
	2.	festival - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" fete festivity, celebration - any joyous diversion carnival - a festival marked by merrymaking and processions Bacchanalia, Dionysia - an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) eisteddfod - any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) film festival - a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) jazz festival - a festival that features performances by jazz artists Kwanzaa, Kwanza - a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year Oktoberfest - an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer Saturnalia - an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn sheepshearing - a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared

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festival

noun 1. celebration, fair, carnival, gala, treat, fête, entertainment, jubilee, fiesta, festivities, jamboree, -fest, field day

noun 2. holy day, holiday, feast, commemoration, feast day, red-letter day, saint's day, fiesta, fête, anniversary

Translations

festival [ˈfɛstɪvəl] n (REL) → fiesta;

(ART, MUS) → festival m

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festival [ˈfɛstɪvəl] n (Rel) → fête f;

(Art, Mus) → festival m

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festival [ˈfɛstɪvəl] n → Fest nt;

(Art, Mus) → Festival nt, Festspiele pl

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festival [ˈfɛstɪvəl] n (REL) → festa;

(ART, MUS) → festival m inv