Definition of festival in English:

festival

noun ˈfɛstɪv(ə)lˈfɛstəvəl

1A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons.
（尤指宗教）节日，喜庆日；节假期
traditional Jewish festivals
犹太人的节日。
Example sentencesExamples
- Because this time of year is not only a time of religious festivals.
- When my sister taught at a junior school they celebrated all the religious festivals.
- He charged that in Tripura Hindu religious festivals were not allowed to be celebrated by Christians.
- At a season of religious festivals, the rich peoples of the world indulge in a benign competition to do good.
- We do celebrate more religious festivals than most schools, but the children enjoy it.
- These shows take place at fairs, religious festivals, weddings, funerals, and sporting events.
- Besides the religious connotation of the festival, it is seen as a time for revelry.
- It is in these places that festivals are celebrated with religious music and masked dances.
- Here in Doi Tung, these tribal villagers continue to celebrate their ancient festivals and religious rituals.
- One example of this is the issue of prayers and celebration of non-Christian religious festivals in schools.
- Could there be some innocent reason to do with tax or religious festivals that would result in contributions tending to bunch at that time?
- There was a festival atmosphere in UK bookshops as children eagerly flocked to snap up the latest tale.
- Falafel are made for religious festivals, especially among Christian communities during Lent when meat is forbidden.
- In India celebration of fairs and festivals has become like a ritual.
- Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar.
- These are usually performed at religious fairs and festivals or at harvest time.
- Villagers may derive their greatest pleasure from fairs and religious festivals.
- This epic of Dravidian India is of the type that is told in homes rather than at religious festivals.
- Even in the contemporary church, this is one of the least religious of the festivals.
- Among Indo-Fijians, feasting is associated with marriages and religious festivals.
Synonyms
fete, fair, gala day, gala, carnival, fiesta, jamboree, pageant
celebrations, festivities
arts festival, festival of music and drama, musical festival, festival of music, science festival
Welsh eisteddfod
holy day, feast day, saint's day, holiday
anniversary, commemoration, day of observance
rite, ritual, ceremony
2An organized series of concerts, plays, or films, typically one held annually in the same place.
（尤指每年在同一地方举行的）音乐（或电影、戏剧）节；系列演出
a major international festival of song
一个重要的国际歌唱节。
Example sentencesExamples
- What is required is a concerted effort to promote such films at foreign festivals.
- The films were hand picked by organisers who travelled and networked with major international film festivals.
- Some cineastes still curse Hoop Dreams for turning film festivals into video festivals.
- They used to take me up to Auckland for Philharmonia concerts and film festivals.
- It also organises major music festivals throughout the world such as the Fleadh and Leeds music festival.
- Sponsorships are big, including film festivals, concert tours and music showcases.
- Such was the impact that we decided to roll out a series of organic festivals across the country to promote eco-friendly living.
- It has now been seen at 15 international festivals, and had its British premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
- It's great for films, festivals, concerts, and of course the opportunity to study at the university.
- Most of the films have been shown in film festivals across the globe and have been internationally acclaimed.
- Hilton Tokyo has been busier than usual with a series of colorful and exciting international cultural festivals.
- He's played a number of major jazz festivals and recently recorded his first album.
- Until one makes time to watch two film festivals which ran almost back to back mid- and late October into this first week of November.
- His music for Indian art films won awards in international film festivals like Venice and Cannes in the 1950s.
- Of course, the presence of two major international jazz festivals also contributes to the country's jazzy well-being.
- Also, he is trying to send the movie to several film festivals.
- This was the latest in a series of film festivals, displaying the work of African moviemakers.
- The world situation has had deleterious effects on a couple of international film festivals this week.
- She popularised women's films through various festivals around the world and learned more about them and their way of work.
- Mr. Kiran and Ms. Satyan finished the project in nearly two months and sent the film to three short film festivals abroad.

Origin

Middle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa 'feast'.

feast from Middle English:
People have been celebrating special occasions with a feast since the Middle Ages, and appropriately the word goes back to Latin festus meaning ‘joyous’. Festival (Middle English) derives from the closely related Latin word festivus. A festoon (mid 17th century) comes from the same root, being at first a festival ornament. In the Christian Church the date of some festivals like Easter, known as movable feasts, varies from year to year. A skeleton at the feast is someone or something who casts gloom on what should be a happy occasion. This goes back to a story told in the 5th century bc by the Greek historian Herodotus. In ancient Egypt a painted carving of a body in a coffin was carried round the room at parties, and shown to guests with the warning that this was how they would be one day.

Definition of festival in US English:

festival

nounˈfestəvəlˈfɛstəvəl

1A day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration.
（尤指宗教）节日，喜庆日；节假期
a tabulation of saints' days and other festivals
as modifier a festival atmosphere
节日氛围。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even in the contemporary church, this is one of the least religious of the festivals.
- This epic of Dravidian India is of the type that is told in homes rather than at religious festivals.
- Villagers may derive their greatest pleasure from fairs and religious festivals.
- Could there be some innocent reason to do with tax or religious festivals that would result in contributions tending to bunch at that time?
- Falafel are made for religious festivals, especially among Christian communities during Lent when meat is forbidden.
- These shows take place at fairs, religious festivals, weddings, funerals, and sporting events.
- One example of this is the issue of prayers and celebration of non-Christian religious festivals in schools.
- Here in Doi Tung, these tribal villagers continue to celebrate their ancient festivals and religious rituals.
- Because this time of year is not only a time of religious festivals.
- We do celebrate more religious festivals than most schools, but the children enjoy it.
- Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar.
- When my sister taught at a junior school they celebrated all the religious festivals.
- He charged that in Tripura Hindu religious festivals were not allowed to be celebrated by Christians.
- These are usually performed at religious fairs and festivals or at harvest time.
- There was a festival atmosphere in UK bookshops as children eagerly flocked to snap up the latest tale.
- Among Indo-Fijians, feasting is associated with marriages and religious festivals.
- Besides the religious connotation of the festival, it is seen as a time for revelry.
- It is in these places that festivals are celebrated with religious music and masked dances.
- In India celebration of fairs and festivals has become like a ritual.
- At a season of religious festivals, the rich peoples of the world indulge in a benign competition to do good.
Synonyms
fete, fair, gala day, gala, carnival, fiesta, jamboree, pageant
holy day, feast day, saint's day, holiday
1. 1.1 An annual celebration or anniversary.
  highlights of this year's pumpkin festival
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the Trobriand Islands the annual yam festival is more than just ordinary.
  Ignore the gripe fringe which gathers around this annual festival of achievement.
  A new annual Army festival is being planned to replace the Garrison Country Day.
  The town is staging its annual bugs festival and there is a real buzz of excitement in the community.
  There are just days to go before Southampton's annual festival at the Common.
  Jackie said the school would want to be a part of any city-wide anniversary festival.
  She grew up flying kites in Bermuda, which has a large annual kiting festival.
  It was the sixth annual Devizes beer festival and the number of people attending has grown each year.
  The High School also plans to hold an annual technology festival for children from local primary schools.
  Colorful costumes of all kinds can be seen at the annual Junkanoo festivals in Nassau and other locations.
  Linda and Steve hope the event will become a popular annual fundraising motorcycle festival.
  Last month, I was in Wigtown in Galloway for its sixth annual literary festival.
  Cricklade will be buzzing with activity when its annual town festival kicks off next month.
  Exotic sights, sounds and flavours filled a parish hall in Cricklade as part of the annual town festival.
  Grease, sweat and motor enthusiasts are no doubt panting at the thought of this annual motorbike festivals.
  Kyoto celebrates its cultural birthright with many annual festivals.
  This annual festival is in its 24th year and is connected to Cricklade College in Andover.
  The Bank Holiday weekend saw Harewood House play host to their annual family festival of food and drink.
  Mike and his committee are determined to make their tenth anniversary festival a memorable one.
  Torrential rain and vandalism marred Settle's annual flag festival and Sheep Shambles.
2. 1.2 An organized series of concerts, plays, or movies, typically one held annually in the same place.
  （尤指每年在同一地方举行的）音乐（或电影、戏剧）节；系列演出
  numbers that are still heard at traditional jazz festivals
  Example sentencesExamples
  His music for Indian art films won awards in international film festivals like Venice and Cannes in the 1950s.
  What is required is a concerted effort to promote such films at foreign festivals.
  It has now been seen at 15 international festivals, and had its British premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
  They used to take me up to Auckland for Philharmonia concerts and film festivals.
  Hilton Tokyo has been busier than usual with a series of colorful and exciting international cultural festivals.
  Sponsorships are big, including film festivals, concert tours and music showcases.
  Of course, the presence of two major international jazz festivals also contributes to the country's jazzy well-being.
  It's great for films, festivals, concerts, and of course the opportunity to study at the university.
  Such was the impact that we decided to roll out a series of organic festivals across the country to promote eco-friendly living.
  She popularised women's films through various festivals around the world and learned more about them and their way of work.
  Most of the films have been shown in film festivals across the globe and have been internationally acclaimed.
  Until one makes time to watch two film festivals which ran almost back to back mid- and late October into this first week of November.
  Also, he is trying to send the movie to several film festivals.
  The films were hand picked by organisers who travelled and networked with major international film festivals.
  He's played a number of major jazz festivals and recently recorded his first album.
  It also organises major music festivals throughout the world such as the Fleadh and Leeds music festival.
  This was the latest in a series of film festivals, displaying the work of African moviemakers.
  Some cineastes still curse Hoop Dreams for turning film festivals into video festivals.
  The world situation has had deleterious effects on a couple of international film festivals this week.
  Mr. Kiran and Ms. Satyan finished the project in nearly two months and sent the film to three short film festivals abroad.

Origin

Middle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.

词汇	festival
释义	Definition of festival in English: festival noun ˈfɛstɪv(ə)lˈfɛstəvəl 1A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons. （尤指宗教）节日，喜庆日；节假期 traditional Jewish festivals 犹太人的节日。 Example sentencesExamples Because this time of year is not only a time of religious festivals. When my sister taught at a junior school they celebrated all the religious festivals. He charged that in Tripura Hindu religious festivals were not allowed to be celebrated by Christians. At a season of religious festivals, the rich peoples of the world indulge in a benign competition to do good. We do celebrate more religious festivals than most schools, but the children enjoy it. These shows take place at fairs, religious festivals, weddings, funerals, and sporting events. Besides the religious connotation of the festival, it is seen as a time for revelry. It is in these places that festivals are celebrated with religious music and masked dances. Here in Doi Tung, these tribal villagers continue to celebrate their ancient festivals and religious rituals. One example of this is the issue of prayers and celebration of non-Christian religious festivals in schools. Could there be some innocent reason to do with tax or religious festivals that would result in contributions tending to bunch at that time? There was a festival atmosphere in UK bookshops as children eagerly flocked to snap up the latest tale. Falafel are made for religious festivals, especially among Christian communities during Lent when meat is forbidden. In India celebration of fairs and festivals has become like a ritual. Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar. These are usually performed at religious fairs and festivals or at harvest time. Villagers may derive their greatest pleasure from fairs and religious festivals. This epic of Dravidian India is of the type that is told in homes rather than at religious festivals. Even in the contemporary church, this is one of the least religious of the festivals. Among Indo-Fijians, feasting is associated with marriages and religious festivals. Synonyms fete, fair, gala day, gala, carnival, fiesta, jamboree, pageant celebrations, festivities arts festival, festival of music and drama, musical festival, festival of music, science festival Welsh eisteddfod holy day, feast day, saint's day, holiday anniversary, commemoration, day of observance rite, ritual, ceremony 2An organized series of concerts, plays, or films, typically one held annually in the same place. （尤指每年在同一地方举行的）音乐（或电影、戏剧）节；系列演出 a major international festival of song 一个重要的国际歌唱节。 Example sentencesExamples What is required is a concerted effort to promote such films at foreign festivals. The films were hand picked by organisers who travelled and networked with major international film festivals. Some cineastes still curse Hoop Dreams for turning film festivals into video festivals. They used to take me up to Auckland for Philharmonia concerts and film festivals. It also organises major music festivals throughout the world such as the Fleadh and Leeds music festival. Sponsorships are big, including film festivals, concert tours and music showcases. Such was the impact that we decided to roll out a series of organic festivals across the country to promote eco-friendly living. It has now been seen at 15 international festivals, and had its British premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival. It's great for films, festivals, concerts, and of course the opportunity to study at the university. Most of the films have been shown in film festivals across the globe and have been internationally acclaimed. Hilton Tokyo has been busier than usual with a series of colorful and exciting international cultural festivals. He's played a number of major jazz festivals and recently recorded his first album. Until one makes time to watch two film festivals which ran almost back to back mid- and late October into this first week of November. His music for Indian art films won awards in international film festivals like Venice and Cannes in the 1950s. Of course, the presence of two major international jazz festivals also contributes to the country's jazzy well-being. Also, he is trying to send the movie to several film festivals. This was the latest in a series of film festivals, displaying the work of African moviemakers. The world situation has had deleterious effects on a couple of international film festivals this week. She popularised women's films through various festivals around the world and learned more about them and their way of work. Mr. Kiran and Ms. Satyan finished the project in nearly two months and sent the film to three short film festivals abroad. Origin Middle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa 'feast'. feast from Middle English: People have been celebrating special occasions with a feast since the Middle Ages, and appropriately the word goes back to Latin festus meaning ‘joyous’. Festival (Middle English) derives from the closely related Latin word festivus. A festoon (mid 17th century) comes from the same root, being at first a festival ornament. In the Christian Church the date of some festivals like Easter, known as movable feasts, varies from year to year. A skeleton at the feast is someone or something who casts gloom on what should be a happy occasion. This goes back to a story told in the 5th century bc by the Greek historian Herodotus. In ancient Egypt a painted carving of a body in a coffin was carried round the room at parties, and shown to guests with the warning that this was how they would be one day. Definition of festival in US English: festival nounˈfestəvəlˈfɛstəvəl 1A day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration. （尤指宗教）节日，喜庆日；节假期 a tabulation of saints' days and other festivals as modifier a festival atmosphere 节日氛围。 Example sentencesExamples Even in the contemporary church, this is one of the least religious of the festivals. This epic of Dravidian India is of the type that is told in homes rather than at religious festivals. Villagers may derive their greatest pleasure from fairs and religious festivals. Could there be some innocent reason to do with tax or religious festivals that would result in contributions tending to bunch at that time? Falafel are made for religious festivals, especially among Christian communities during Lent when meat is forbidden. These shows take place at fairs, religious festivals, weddings, funerals, and sporting events. One example of this is the issue of prayers and celebration of non-Christian religious festivals in schools. Here in Doi Tung, these tribal villagers continue to celebrate their ancient festivals and religious rituals. Because this time of year is not only a time of religious festivals. We do celebrate more religious festivals than most schools, but the children enjoy it. Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar. When my sister taught at a junior school they celebrated all the religious festivals. He charged that in Tripura Hindu religious festivals were not allowed to be celebrated by Christians. These are usually performed at religious fairs and festivals or at harvest time. There was a festival atmosphere in UK bookshops as children eagerly flocked to snap up the latest tale. Among Indo-Fijians, feasting is associated with marriages and religious festivals. Besides the religious connotation of the festival, it is seen as a time for revelry. It is in these places that festivals are celebrated with religious music and masked dances. In India celebration of fairs and festivals has become like a ritual. At a season of religious festivals, the rich peoples of the world indulge in a benign competition to do good. Synonyms fete, fair, gala day, gala, carnival, fiesta, jamboree, pageant holy day, feast day, saint's day, holiday 1.1 An annual celebration or anniversary. highlights of this year's pumpkin festival Example sentencesExamples In the Trobriand Islands the annual yam festival is more than just ordinary. Ignore the gripe fringe which gathers around this annual festival of achievement. A new annual Army festival is being planned to replace the Garrison Country Day. The town is staging its annual bugs festival and there is a real buzz of excitement in the community. There are just days to go before Southampton's annual festival at the Common. Jackie said the school would want to be a part of any city-wide anniversary festival. She grew up flying kites in Bermuda, which has a large annual kiting festival. It was the sixth annual Devizes beer festival and the number of people attending has grown each year. The High School also plans to hold an annual technology festival for children from local primary schools. Colorful costumes of all kinds can be seen at the annual Junkanoo festivals in Nassau and other locations. Linda and Steve hope the event will become a popular annual fundraising motorcycle festival. Last month, I was in Wigtown in Galloway for its sixth annual literary festival. Cricklade will be buzzing with activity when its annual town festival kicks off next month. Exotic sights, sounds and flavours filled a parish hall in Cricklade as part of the annual town festival. Grease, sweat and motor enthusiasts are no doubt panting at the thought of this annual motorbike festivals. Kyoto celebrates its cultural birthright with many annual festivals. This annual festival is in its 24th year and is connected to Cricklade College in Andover. The Bank Holiday weekend saw Harewood House play host to their annual family festival of food and drink. Mike and his committee are determined to make their tenth anniversary festival a memorable one. Torrential rain and vandalism marred Settle's annual flag festival and Sheep Shambles. 1.2 An organized series of concerts, plays, or movies, typically one held annually in the same place. （尤指每年在同一地方举行的）音乐（或电影、戏剧）节；系列演出 numbers that are still heard at traditional jazz festivals Example sentencesExamples His music for Indian art films won awards in international film festivals like Venice and Cannes in the 1950s. What is required is a concerted effort to promote such films at foreign festivals. It has now been seen at 15 international festivals, and had its British premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival. They used to take me up to Auckland for Philharmonia concerts and film festivals. Hilton Tokyo has been busier than usual with a series of colorful and exciting international cultural festivals. Sponsorships are big, including film festivals, concert tours and music showcases. Of course, the presence of two major international jazz festivals also contributes to the country's jazzy well-being. It's great for films, festivals, concerts, and of course the opportunity to study at the university. Such was the impact that we decided to roll out a series of organic festivals across the country to promote eco-friendly living. She popularised women's films through various festivals around the world and learned more about them and their way of work. Most of the films have been shown in film festivals across the globe and have been internationally acclaimed. Until one makes time to watch two film festivals which ran almost back to back mid- and late October into this first week of November. Also, he is trying to send the movie to several film festivals. The films were hand picked by organisers who travelled and networked with major international film festivals. He's played a number of major jazz festivals and recently recorded his first album. It also organises major music festivals throughout the world such as the Fleadh and Leeds music festival. This was the latest in a series of film festivals, displaying the work of African moviemakers. Some cineastes still curse Hoop Dreams for turning film festivals into video festivals. The world situation has had deleterious effects on a couple of international film festivals this week. Mr. Kiran and Ms. Satyan finished the project in nearly two months and sent the film to three short film festivals abroad. Origin Middle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
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