festival

An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.

The sound of bells ringing in a harsh, discordant way.

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.

A carnival.

A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar

A festival; a holy day or holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

A singing of carols.

A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

To celebrate May Day.

Shabbat or shabbat (the biblical seventh-day Sabbath).

A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.

A member of a colourfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.

A large gathering during which Indigenous songs and dances are showcased for an audience, essentially a recital or concert. Often also doubles as a fundraiser, or can be held in conjunction with a non-indigneous fair or exhibition in order to attract a large crowd, as at the Calgary Stampede and K-Days.

An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.

The acts performing at a concert or music festival.

A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.

Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.

A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Corbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 BC; as, the era of the olympiads.

A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.

A red, decorated envelope containing money given during special occasions such as weddings and the Chinese New Year.