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a series of performances of music, plays, films, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea （音樂、戲劇、電影等的）會演，節 a film/music festival 電影節/音樂節 the Edinburgh Festival 愛丁堡藝術節 the Cannes Film Festival 戛納電影節 The pub is holding its annual beer festival later this week. 這家酒吧將在本周晚些時候舉行一年一度的啤酒節。 a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) 搖滾音樂節
Culture festivalsfestivalsMany branches of the arts hold festivals each year in towns and cities throughout Britain and the US. Some of the larger festivals last several weeks and include music, drama, art and literature. People travel a long way to see the top international performances that such festivals attract. Smaller festivals concentrate on one art form, such as poetry. Because the US is so large, most of its festivals are local, although a few famous ones, such as the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, attract people from around the world. Americans particularly like summer festivals where they can enjoy art, music and food outdoors.Some festivals, such as the Edinburgh Festival, have been running for many years. A special feature of the Edinburgh Festival is the Fringe. In the past, Fringe events were typically avant-garde (= experimental). However, they attracted such large audiences and got so much attention from the critics that the Fringe has now become larger than the main festival, featuring a wide range of events from the avant-garde to the more traditional. In Wales, several eisteddfods celebrate Welsh culture and include competitions for composers and artists.Many festivals concentrate on music. In Britain, the Aldeburgh Festival was founded by Benjamin Britten. The most famous British classical music festival, however, is the Proms, held each summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Concerts contain a mixture of old favourites and new pieces that have been written for the event. Classical music is less popular in the US, but several festivals offer a mixture of concerts and classes, for example, the Aspen Music Festival.Festivals of rock and pop music are often huge informal open-air events attended by thousands of people, many of whom camp in a field near the event. Some of the most popular music festivals in Britain include Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festival, TRNSMT (in Glasgow), the Isle of Wight Festival, and the Download Festival (in Donington Park, Leicestershire). There are huge numbers of festivals every year across the US for different types of music. These include Rock Fests, for example the one held near Cadott, Wisconsin and the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, which celebrates the music (and Cajun food) of Black French and Creole people. The Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and the W C Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky, celebrate the blues.Film festivals are especially popular in the US. The best known is the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The Hollywood Film Festival attracts big stars, but America's mix of people from different races and cultures has led to many smaller events such as the Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival. The main event in Britain is the London Film Festival, run by the BFI (British Film Institute). There is also the Celtic Media Festival, which promotes Celtic languages and cultures and takes place in a different town each year in Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland, Wales or Brittany.Literary festivals are increasingly popular in Britain and the US, with new ones appearing every year. In the US the annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival has become a major event. It includes performances of Williams's plays and a walking tour of Williams's New Orleans. The Dodge Poetry Festival is held every two years in New Jersey. In Britain the town of Hay-on-Wye has a literary festival (the Hay Festival), and Stratford-upon-Avon has a poetry festival every summer.In the US the most common festivals are arts, or arts and crafts, festivals. For example, the Utah Arts Festival mixes art with music, theatre and cooking.Extra ExamplesTopics Musica1He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight. 他將在今晚出席當地的民俗節日活動。 I like to play any big festivals. 我喜歡在所有的大型節日活動上表演。 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。 The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. 這個節日每年吸引數以千計的遊客。 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。 a festival featuring five local bands 主要由當地 5 支樂隊擔綱的節日 the events in this year's festival 今年節日期間的活動項目 the film festival circuit 電影節的巡映 the movies shown during the eight-day festival 在 8 天的節日期間放映的電影
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a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one 節日；喜慶日；節期 The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals. 這個家庭一直過猶太人的節日。 the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals 在重大節日期間到來的朝聖者 festivals held in honour of local saints 爲紀念當地聖徒而舉行的節日 Holi, the Hindu festival to welcome spring 胡裏節，迎接春天的印度教節日
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see also harvest festival, Lantern Festival, Moon Festival
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.