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nounan organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
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Definition that contains festival
- watch the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- carnival a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- passover (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
- cannes a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
- vigil the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- pesach (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
- kwanza a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
- oktoberfest an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
- menorah (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival
- annunciation a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland