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For other uses, see Festival (disambiguation).
The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines
The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines
Renaissance festival
Renaissance festival
Village Feast.--Fac-simile of a Woodcut of the "Sandrin ou Verd Galant," facetious Work of the End of the Sixteenth Century (edition of 1609).
Village Feast. The Sinulog is an annual Festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire, or Renaissance festival is an outdoor weekend gathering usually held in the United States, open to the public and --Fac-simile of a Woodcut of the "Sandrin ou Verd Galant," facetious Work of the End of the Sixteenth Century (edition of 1609).

A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community.

Among many religions, a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or gods. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Polytheism is belief in or worship of multiple Gods (usually assembled in a pantheon) together with associated Mythology and Rituals A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However, the term "feast" has also entered common secular parlance as a synonym for any large or elaborate meal. Secularity ( adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from Religion. An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only For the coarsely ground flour see Flour. A meal is an instance of Eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes When used as in the meaning of a festival, most often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival. A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that Religion.

In the Christian liturgical calendar there are two principal feasts, properly known as the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas) and the Feast of the Resurrection, (Easter). A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The liturgical year, also known as the Christian year, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches which determines when Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. In the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican liturgical calendars there are a great number of lesser feasts throughout the year commemorating saints, sacred events, doctrines, etc. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs

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Etymology

The word fest derives from the Middle English, from Middle French word festivus, from the Latin word festivus. Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Middle French (le moyen français is a historical division of the French language which covers the period from (roughly 1340 to 1611. Festival was first recorded as a noun in 1589. Before it had been used as an adjective from the fourteenth century, meaning to celebrate a church holiday. The etymology of feast is very similar to that of festival. The word "feste" (one letter different from "fest") comes from Middle English, from Middle French, from the Latin word festa. Feast first came into usage as a noun circa 1200, and feast was used as a verb circa 1300. [1]A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, that is usually religious. There can be many different types of festival, like Halloween and Christmas.

Function

Festivals, of many types, serve to meet specific needs, as well as to provide entertainment. These times of celebration offer a sense of belonging for religious, social, or geographical groups. Modern festivals that focus on cultural or ethnic topics seek to inform members of their traditions. In past times, festivals were times when the elderly shared stories and transferred certain knowledge to the next generation. Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the Average life span of Human beings and thus the end of the human life cycle. Knowledge is defined ( Oxford English Dictionary) variously as (i expertise and skills acquired by a person through experience or education the theoretical or practical understanding Historic feasts often provided a means for unity among families and for people to find mates. Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence In Biology, mating is the pairing of opposite- Sex or hermaphroditic Organisms for copulation and in Social animals also to raise their Select anniversaries have annual festivals to commemorate previous significant occurrences. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c.

Types of festivals

There are numerous types of festivals in the world. Though many have religious origins, others involve seasonal change or have some cultural significance. Also certain institutions celebrate their own festival (often called "fests") to mark some significant occasions in their history. These occasions could be the day these institutions were founded or any other event which they decide to commemorate periodically, usually annually.

Seasonal festivals

Almabtrieb in Kufstein, Austria
Almabtrieb in Kufstein, Austria
Festival in Nyon, Switzerland
Festival in Nyon, Switzerland

Seasonal festivals are determined by the solar and the lunar calendars and by the cycle of the seasons. The Almabtrieb ( German language literally drive from the mountain pasture) is an annual event in the alpine regions in Europe, referring to Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley near the border with Bavaria, Germany, Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. A solar calendar is a Calendar whose dates indicate the position of the earth on its revolution around the Sun (or equivalently the apparent position of the sun moving A lunar calendar is a Calendar that is based on cycles of the Moon phase. A season is one of the major divisions of the Year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in Weather. The changing of the season was celebrated because of its effect on food supply. Ancient Egyptians would celebrate the seasonal inundation caused by the Nile River, a form of irrigation, which provided fertile land for crops. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops In the Alps, in autumn the return of the cattle from the mountain pastures to the stables in the valley is celebrated as Almabtrieb. Pasture is land with Herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of Ungulate Livestock as part of a Farm or Ranch. The Almabtrieb ( German language literally drive from the mountain pasture) is an annual event in the alpine regions in Europe, referring to A recognized winter festival, the Chinese New Year, is set by the lunar calendar, and celebrated from the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice. Chinese New Year is the most important of the Traditional Chinese holidays. The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 Solar terms (節氣

"Fests"

Certain institutions decide to annually commemorate certain special events significant to their history. These institutions are usually educational institutes such as colleges and senior secondary, secondary, or high schools. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Such festivals are usually called "fests". An example of such a fest is Saarang at IIT Madras, Chennai. Saarang is the annual cultural festival ( Culfest) of IIT Madras, Chennai. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras ( IIT Madras) is an elite engineering and technology school located in Chennai (formerly Madras in southern

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Further information: Category:Festivals

Ancient Egyptian festivals

Most Ancient Egyptian festivals were religious, but others were not such as one festival established by Ramesses III to celebrate his victory over the Libyans. An arts festival or art fair is a Festival that focuses on the Visual arts, but which may also focus on other arts A Beer Festival is an organised event during which a variety of Beers (and often other alcoholic drinks are available for tasting and purchase A comedy festival is a celebration of comedy with many shows venues comedy performers (such as stand up comics sketch troupes variety performers etc A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues Beltane is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine ( or Bealltainn ( the Gaelic names for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on A food festival is a Festival, usually held annually that uses Food, often Produce, as its central theme. Melas are south Asian events which have spread around the world from the south Asian subcontinent A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire, or Renaissance festival is an outdoor weekend gathering usually held in the United States, open to the public and A rock festival, or a rock fest, is a large-scale outdoor Rock music Concert, featuring multiple acts often spread out over several days A science festival is a public event featuring a variety of science- and technology-related activities—from lectures exhibitions workshops live demonstrations of Experiments Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Usimare Ramses III (also written Ramesses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab When feasts occurred, they were either determined by lunar cycles or the Egyptian calendar. Festivals were large celebrations with plenty of food available. In one festival in the 12th century BC, 11,341 loaves of bread and 385 jars of beer were given to the public. The Sed festival celebrated the thirtieth year of a pharaohs rule and then every three (or four in one case) years after that. The sed festival (also known as Heb Sed or Feast of the Tail) was an Ancient Egyptian ceremony which was held to celebrate the continued rule of a Pharaoh Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Iranian traditional festivals: Mehregan festival, Norooz or nuroz festival, qadir festival, Chahar shanbehesori festival . Islamic festivals : Hajj festival ( biggest Islamic festival), Ide fiter festival is another Islamic festival, Ide qadir festival is also an Irano-Islamic festival .

Chinese traditional festivals

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Notes

  1. ^ Etymology of "feast", etymonline.com. This is a list of Festivals. List of festivals by country See:CategoryFestivals by country Music The liturgical year, also known as the Christian year, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches which determines when In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day &mdash a Feast day or a Fast day &mdash whose date is not fixed to a Festive ecology explores the relationships between the Symbolism and the Ecology of the Plants, Fungi and Animals associated with Event planning is the process of planning a Festival, Ceremony, Competition, Party, or convention. Retrieved on 2006-03-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.

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festival

-noun

  1. an event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.
  2. in mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
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