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| - | :''[[Potlatch Magazine]]'' | + | A '''festival''' or '''gala''' is an event ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival. |
| - | # A [[ceremony]] amongst certain [[Native American]] peoples of the [[Pacific]] [[northwest]] in which [[gift]]s are [[bestow]]ed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity. | + | Among many [[religion]]s, a '''feast''' is a set of celebrations in honour of [[God]] or [[Polytheism|gods]]. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However, the term "feast" has also entered common [[secular]] [[idiom|parlance]] as a synonym for any large or elaborate [[meal]]. When used as in the meaning of a festival, most often refers to a [[religious festival]] rather than a film or art festival. |
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| + | [[Philippines]] and many other former Spanish colonies, the Spanish word '''fiesta''' is used to denote a communal religious feast to honor a [[patron saint]]. | ||
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| + | In the [[Christian]] [[liturgical calendar]] there are two principal feasts, properly known as the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord ([[Christmas]]) and the Feast of the Resurrection, ([[Easter]]). In the [[Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox]], and [[Anglican]] liturgical calendars there are a great number of lesser feasts throughout the year commemorating saints, sacred events, doctrines, etc. | ||
| - | The '''potlatch''' is a [[festival]] or [[ceremony]] practiced among [[Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast]]. At these gatherings a family or [[hereditary]] leader hosts guests in their family's house and hold a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and [[Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)|reciprocity]] of wealth. | ||
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| - | *[[Koha (custom)|Koha]], a related concept among the [[Māori]] | + | |
| - | *[[Kula ring]], a similar concept in the [[Trobriand Islands]] (Oceania) | + | * [[Convention (meeting)|Convention]] |
| - | *[[Moka exchange|Moka]], another similar concept in [[Papua New Guinea]] | + | * [[Event planning]] |
| - | *[[Sepik Coast exchange]], yet another similar concept in [[Papua New Guinea]] | + | * [[Fair]] |
| - | *[[Guy Debord]], French [[Situationist International|Situationist]] writer on the subject of potlatch and [[Reification (Marxism)|commodity reification]]. | + | * [[Festive ecology]] |
| - | *[[Gift economy]] | + | * [[Holiday]] |
| + | * [[List of festivals in the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[List of music festivals]] | ||
| + | * [[Liturgical year]] | ||
| + | * [[Moveable feast]] | ||
| + | * [[Trade show]] | ||
| + | * [[Czech folklore]] | ||
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A festival or gala is an event ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival.
Among many religions, a feast is a set of celebrations in honour of God or gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However, the term "feast" has also entered common secular parlance as a synonym for any large or elaborate meal. When used as in the meaning of a festival, most often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival.
Philippines and many other former Spanish colonies, the Spanish word fiesta is used to denote a communal religious feast to honor a patron saint.
In the Christian liturgical calendar there are two principal feasts, properly known as the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas) and the Feast of the Resurrection, (Easter). In the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican liturgical calendars there are a great number of lesser feasts throughout the year commemorating saints, sacred events, doctrines, etc.
See also
- Convention
- Event planning
- Fair
- Festive ecology
- Holiday
- List of festivals in the United States
- List of music festivals
- Liturgical year
- Moveable feast
- Trade show
- Czech folklore
