Fiesta vs. Festival

Fiesta vs. Festival — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fiesta and Festival

Fiestanoun

A festival or religious holiday, especially a saint's day celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries.

Festivalnoun

An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.

Fiestanoun

A celebration or party.

Festivalnoun

An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions

a film festival.

Fiestanoun

A religious festival.

Festivalnoun

Revelry; conviviality.

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Fiestanoun

A festive occasion.

Festivaladjective

Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive.

Fiestanoun

an elaborate party (often outdoors)

Festivaladjective

Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)

Festivalnoun

An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.

Festivalnoun

In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.

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Festivalnoun

fried cornbread

Festivalnoun

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

Festivalnoun

an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place);

a drama festival