| 单词 | festival |
| 释义 | festival (once / 222 pages) n A festival might be an all-day series of music performances or a weekend of short plays or films. Any program made up of many different acts, especially lasting an entire day or several days, can be called a festival. Another meaning of the word festival is "big party," again most often a celebration that lasts for a long period of time. Some festivals are religious, and others are seasonal or cultural, like a city's Italian Heritage Festival. Some famous festivals include the Fringe Festival in Scotland, Carnivale in Brazil, Oktoberfest in Germany and Burning Man in the United States. You could travel the world as a festival hopper. WORD FAMILYfestival: festivals USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the highlights of the holiday season for me was attending the “It’s a Wonderful Life” Festival in Seneca Falls, New York. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Piers Handling says Marshall helped build the festival into one of “the most influential public cultural festivals today.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Outside the New York Film Festival, the writer-director Mike Mills kept freezing up on the red carpet. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) a drama festival Syn|Hypo|Hyper fete carnival a festival marked by merrymaking and processions Bacchanalia, Dionysiaan orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) eisteddfodany of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) film festivala cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) jazz festivala festival that features performances by jazz artists Kwanza, Kwanzaaa festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year Oktoberfestan autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer Saturnaliaan orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn sheepshearinga festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared Royal National Eisteddfodan eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts Fat Tuesday, Mardi Grasa carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans celebration, festivity any joyous diversion 2n a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration Hypo|Hyper church festival, religious festival a festival having religious significance Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles, Succos, Succoth, Sukkoth, Tabernaclesa major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness octavea feast day and the seven days following it period, period of time, time period an amount of time |
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