How to pronounce“festival”in English
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Definitions of “festival”
Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
“the temple of the Gods […] / Whom all the people decke with girlands greene, / And honour in their festiuall resort […]”
A feast or feast day.
“All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place He chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.”
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
“The Reading and Leeds festivals take place on the August bank holiday.”
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