as in celebrations
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
tourists flock to the town for its annual strawberry festival
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Recent Examples of festivals
This section, presented by Audible, consists of films that have already premiered at other festivals.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the category, paying off connections their scouts have made at festivals and co-production markets years before.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
But the reality is that so many of Italy’s iconic festivals are still relatively young.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
So many of Italy’s traditional food festivals began not long after, when the emergence of culinary tourism and growing appreciation for local food traditions gave rise to new annual celebrations.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
The opposite is typically true at festivals; an artist’s faithful primarily in attendance to see their favorite bring the hits to life.
—Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
Henna holds great cultural significance in India, where it is used in festivals and ceremonies like weddings.
—Chloé Toscano, Allure, 10 Dec. 2024
Ironically, when the Band Aid song was recorded during the 1983-85 famine, the nation was under a communist government that banned any religious festivals.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
We were accepted to three European film festivals.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the category, paying off connections their scouts have made at festivals and co-production markets years before.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
But the reality is that so many of Italy’s iconic festivals are still relatively young.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
So many of Italy’s traditional food festivals began not long after, when the emergence of culinary tourism and growing appreciation for local food traditions gave rise to new annual celebrations.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
The opposite is typically true at festivals; an artist’s faithful primarily in attendance to see their favorite bring the hits to life.
—Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
Henna holds great cultural significance in India, where it is used in festivals and ceremonies like weddings.
—Chloé Toscano, Allure, 10 Dec. 2024
Ironically, when the Band Aid song was recorded during the 1983-85 famine, the nation was under a communist government that banned any religious festivals.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
We were accepted to three European film festivals.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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