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The English word fête, pronounced / ˈ f eɪ t / FAYT or / ˈ f ɛ t / FET, is borrowed from the Mediaeval Latin festus via the French fête, meaning "holiday" or "party". [4] The 12th-century Middle English root fest-is shared with feast, festive, festal and festival, festoon, the Spanish fiesta, Portuguese festa, etc. and the proper name Festus.
Feast first came into usage as a noun c. 1200, [8] and its first recorded use as a verb was circa 1300. [9] The word gala comes from Arabic word khil'a, meaning robe of honor. [10] The word gala was initially used to describe "festive dress", but came to be a synonym of "festival" starting in the 18th century. [11]
On the Feast of the Epiphany in some parts of central Europe the priest, wearing white vestments, blesses Epiphany water, frankincense, gold, and chalk. The chalk is used to write the initials of the three magi (traditionally, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar), over the doors of churches and homes.
Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Feast day, commemorating a certain saint or blessed; Feast Festival, Adelaide's annual LGBT festival; Festival, an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community; Nineteen Day Feast, a monthly meeting held in Bahá'í communities to worship, consult, and socialize
A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night.
So ever the king had a custom that at the feast of Pentecost in especial, afore other feasts in the year, he would not go that day to meat until he had heard or seen of a great marvel. [105] German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe declared Pentecost "das liebliche Fest" – the lovely Feast, in a selection by the same name in his Reineke Fuchs.
Easter, central religious feast in the Christian liturgical year; Paskha, an Easter dish served in several Slavic countries; Paska (bread), an Easter bread served in Ukraine; Christian observance of Passover, a holiday celebrated by a small number of Christians; German spelling of Pasha; Pascha (brothel), a large brothel in Cologne, Germany