Fest

Definitions of Fest
  1. noun
    any joyous diversion
    synonyms: Feier
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    Festival
    an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
    Fachingszeit, Karneval
    a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
    type of:
    Unternehmung
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  2. noun
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
    synonyms: Feiertag, Festtag, Gedenktag
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    Feiertag
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
    Valentinstag
    a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
    Muttertag
    second Sunday in May
    Mittsommernacht
    the night before Midsummer Day
    Jubiläum
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    Nationalfeiertag
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
    Namenstag
    the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
    Geburtstag
    an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
    Hochzeitstag
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
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    Tag
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
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