festival noun
1 series of performances/events
ADJ. big, major | annual | autumn, spring, etc. | international, local | arts, beer, cultural, dance, drama, film, flower, folk, jazz, literary, music, rock, theatre
VERB + FESTIVAL have, hold | attend, go to, visit | organize | appear at, take part in The school has taken part in the festival since 1997.
FESTIVAL + VERB take place | begin, open, start | attract sb The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.
FESTIVAL + NOUN organizer | events, programme
PREP. at a/the ~ He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight. | during a/the ~ the movies shown during the eight-day festival | in a/the ~ the events in this year's festival
2 religious celebration
ADJ. great, important, major | annual | pagan, religious | Christian, Muslim, etc. | harvest
VERB + FESTIVAL celebrate, observe The family always observes the Jewish festivals.
PREP. at/on a/the ~ the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals
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