festival: translation
noun
1 series of performances/events
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, huge, major
▪ annual
▪ spring, summer, etc.
▪ three-day, five-day, etc.
▪ international, local, national, regional, village
▪ outdoor, street
▪ arts, cultural
▪ art, film, literary (esp.BrE), music, poetry
▪ dance, drama (BrE), opera, theatre/theater
▪ folk, jazz, rock, etc.
▪ beer, wine
▪ gay pride, pride
▪ Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
▪ flower (BrE)
VERB + FESTIVAL
▪ have, hold
▪ host
▪ attend, go to, visit
▪ organize, run
▪ sponsor
▪ participate in (esp. AmE), take part in (esp. BrE)
▪ The school has taken part in the festival since 1997.
▪ appear at, play, play at
▪ I like to play any big festivals.
▪ open
▪ The dance troupe will open the festival on June 13.
FESTIVAL + VERB
▪ take place
▪ begin, open, start
▪ attract sb
▪ The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.
▪ feature sb/sth
▪ a festival featuring five local bands
▪ commemorate sth, mark sth
FESTIVAL + NOUN
▪ director, organizer
▪ events, programme/program
▪ performance
▪ audience
▪ circuit
▪ the film festival circuit
▪ grounds
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the festival
▪ He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight.
▪ during a/the festival
▪ the movies shown during the eight-day festival
▪ in a/the festival
▪ the events in this year's festival
2 religious celebration
ADJECTIVE
▪ great, important, major
▪ annual
▪ pagan, religious
▪ traditional
▪ ancient
▪ Christian, Hindu, etc.
▪ harvest
VERB + FESTIVAL
▪ celebrate, observe
▪ The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals.
PREPOSITION
▪ at/on a/the festival
▪ the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals