Festival
A
festival or
fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. "Cherry Days" in
Paonia, Colorado is a typical festival.
Types of Festivals
The word
fest derives from the
German language. See
List of German expressions in English.
See also: List of festivals, wiktionary:fest, wiktionary:festival
External Link
In Mythology, a festival was also a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
The
Festival Speech Synthesis System :
http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/