festividad

Definitions of festividad
  1. noun
    any joyous diversion
    synonyms: celebridad, festejos
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    alegría, jolgorio, juerga
    a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
    fiesta
    an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
    atracón, banquetazo, comilona, gala
    a gay festivity
    bullicio, chacota, jarana
    noisy and mischievous merrymaking
    alborozo, algazara, embullo, holgorio
    unrestrained merrymaking
    carnaval
    a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
    bacanales
    an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
    juegos olímpicos
    the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
    festival de jazz
    a festival that features performances by jazz artists
    saturnales
    an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
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    diversión, recreación
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  2. noun
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
    synonyms: día, jornada
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    día de paga, día de pago
    the day on which you receive pay for your work
    día de elecciones
    the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
    idus
    in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
    día de mercado
    a fixed day for holding a public market
    día de año nuevo, nochevieja
    the last day of the year
    día de fiesta, día festivo
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
    día de San Valentín, día de los enamorados
    a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
    1 de mayo, día del trabajador, uno de mayo
    observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
    día de la madre
    second Sunday in May
    día de las fuerzas armadas
    the 3rd Saturday in May
    día de la bandera
    commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
    día del padre
    US: third Sunday in June
    víspera de Todos los Santos
    the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
    santo
    a day commemorating a saint
    la noche de San Juan
    the night before Midsummer Day
    día escolar
    any day on which school is in session
    día de la colada
    a day set aside for doing household laundry
    día de la boda
    the day of a wedding
    aniversario, efeméride
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    fiesta religiosa
    a day specified for religious observance
    Nochebuena
    the day before Christmas
    fiesta nacional
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
    día del santo, fiesta onomástica
    the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
    cumpleaños
    an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
    jubileo
    a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    aniversario de boda
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
    centenario
    the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    bicentenario
    the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    tricentenario
    the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    cuarto centenario
    the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    quinto centenario
    the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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    día, día natural
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
  3. noun
    a day designated for feasting
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    Navidad, día de Navidad
    a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
    acción de gracias
    fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
    Semana Santa
    a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
    Pascua, Pascua judía
    (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
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    día de fiesta, día festivo
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
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