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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 （音乐、戏剧、电影等的）会演，节 a film/music festival 电影节/音乐节 the Edinburgh Festival 爱丁堡艺术节 the Cannes Film Festival 戛纳电影节 The pub is holding its annual beer festival later this week. 这家酒吧将在本周晚些时候举行一年一度的啤酒节。 a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) 摇滚音乐节
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. 他将在今晚出席当地的民俗节日活动。 I like to play any big festivals. 我喜欢在所有的大型节日活动上表演。 The dance troupe will open the festival on June 13. 6 月 13 日舞蹈队将拉开节日活动的序幕。 The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. 这个节日每年吸引数以千计的游客。 The school has taken part in the festival since 1997. 这所学校从 1997 年就开始参加这个节日活动。 a festival featuring five local bands 主要由当地 5 支乐队担纲的节日 the events in this year's festival 今年节日期间的活动项目 the film festival circuit 电影节的巡映 the movies shown during the eight-day festival 在 8 天的节日期间放映的电影
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a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one 节日；喜庆日；节期 The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals. 这个家庭一直过犹太人的节日。 the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals 在重大节日期间到来的朝圣者 festivals held in honour of local saints 为纪念当地圣徒而举行的节日 Holi, the Hindu festival to welcome spring 胡里节，迎接春天的印度教节日
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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’.