Noun Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest. The town has a summer festival in the park.
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New this year: a beer garden with Silver Spring’s own Astro Lab, Denizens and Silver Branch breweries, and a pre-festival party with live music on Ellsworth Drive. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2021 To register for expedited entry or reserve a spot at the Rocks Room, Bourbon & Beyond pass holders must first complete the pre-festival opt-in form at bourbonandbeyond.com/zelle. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2022 Here are five quick and easy, not-so-congested (and perhaps cooler) non-festival stops to make during Epcot festivals. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Tickets for the non-festival dates will go on sale July 22 at 10 a.m. local time via Paramore’s website. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022 Roughly 90% were vaccinated, according to a pre-festival survey, and those who weren’t had to regularly visit one of 12 rapid COVID test swab spots on the Lido. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021 The American Tiny House Association will also host a pre-festival symposium from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, with local city, county and state officials expected to attend to discuss the future of movable tiny housing in California.San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021 To McClean, this was an opportunity to create something that had never existed: a true R&B festival hand-crafted by one of its contemporary rising stars. Sarah Grant, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2019 Lauryn Hill’s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal.Billboard, 2 June 2018
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But the festival isn’t just for national names like Margo Price and Jamey Johnson, who played the 2022 lineup. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 This festival is one of the best live-music events of the year in our midst and this year’s edition should be no exception. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 The four-day festival will be the first after a three-year hiatus because of the pandemic. Larry Madowo, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The festival that celebrates Black playwrights is back with six shows this fall. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2022 While the festival wasn't initially profitable, Arreola said Palomino Fest eventually grew and became highly lucrative, and the band decided to collaborate with Uvalde's Southwest Texas Junior College to donate the funds for local scholarships. Stephanie Mendez, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The festival is from 2 to 10 p.m. and tickets cost $25 for general admission and $40 for VIP, both available on Eventbrite.com. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 The festival is part of the Brightmoor Music Series' last two events which features live performances 5-8 p.m. by flutist James Russell on Aug. 30 and vocalists Therese Rose on Sept. 6. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2022 The festival is May 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, 142 E. Jackson St. in Orlando. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
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Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin festivus festive
1series of performances/events系列表演;系列活動ADJECTIVE | VERB + FESTIVAL | FESTIVAL + VERB | FESTIVAL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, huge, major重要/盛大/重大節日▸➤annual一年一度的節日▸➤spring, summer, etc.春天、夏天等的節日➤three-day, five-day, etc.為期 3 天、5 天等的節日▸➤international, local, national, regional, village國際/當地/全國性的/地區性的/村裏的節日➤outdoor, street室外舉辦的/大街上舉辦的節日▸➤arts, cultural藝術節;文化節▸➤art, film, literary, music, poetry美術節;電影節;文學節;音樂節;詩歌節▸➤dance, drama, opera, theatre/theater舞蹈節;戲劇節;歌劇節▸➤folk, jazz, rock, etc.民俗節、爵士樂節、搖滾樂節等▸➤beer, wine啤酒節;葡萄酒節➤gay pride, pride男同性戀節➤Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, etc.基督徒、印度教徒、猶太教徒、穆斯林等的節日➤flower (BrE) 花卉節VERB + FESTIVAL➤have, hold舉行/舉辦慶祝活動➤host主辦慶祝活動▸➤attend, go to, visit出席節日活動;參加節日活動;參觀節日演出▸➤organize, run組織/主辦節日活動➤sponsor贊助節日活動➤participate in, take part in (especially BrE) 參加節日活動◇The school has taken part in the festival since 1997.這所學校從 1997 年就開始參加這個節日活動。➤appear at, play, play at在節日活動上露面/遊玩/表演◇I like to play any big festivals.我喜歡在所有的大型節日活動上表演。➤open宣佈節日活動開始◇The dance troupe will open the festival on June 13.6 月 13 日舞蹈隊將拉開節日活動的序幕。FESTIVAL + VERB➤take place節日活動舉行▸➤begin, open, start節日開始▸➤attract sb節日吸引某人◇The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.這個節日每年吸引數以千計的遊客。➤feature sb/sth節日以⋯為特色◇a festival featuring five local bands主要由當地 5 支樂隊擔綱的節日➤commemorate sth, mark sth節日紀念⋯FESTIVAL + NOUN➤director, organizer節日負責人/組織者▸➤events, programme/program節日活動項目/安排➤performance節日表演➤audience節日活動的觀眾➤circuit節日巡遊活動◇the film festival circuit電影節的巡映➤grounds節日活動場地PREPOSITION➤at a/the festival在節日上◇He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight.他將在今晚出席當地的民俗節日活動。➤during a/the festival在節日期間◇the movies shown during the eight-day festival在 8 天的節日期間放映的電影➤in a/the festival在節日上◇the events in this year's festival今年節日期間的活動項目festival
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2religious celebration宗教節日ADJECTIVE | VERB + FESTIVAL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great, important, major重大的/重要的/主要的(宗教)節日▸➤annual一年一度的宗教節日▸➤pagan, religious異教徒的/宗教節日➤traditional傳統的宗教節日➤ancient古老的宗教節日▸➤Christian, Hindu, etc.基督教、印度教等的慶祝節日▸➤harvest收穫節VERB + FESTIVAL➤celebrate, observe慶祝宗教節日◇The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals.這個家庭一直過猶太人的節日。PREPOSITION➤at/on a/the festival在⋯節日◇the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals在重大節日期間到來的朝聖者