festival

Festival

1. Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. It was the town Thanksgiving festival.
2. An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. We all enjoyed the film festival.
3. A set of celebrations in honor of a god. The "festival of lights," is primarily a five day Hindu festival.

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Shown are some ladies dancing at a Hawaiian festival