festival
A festival (from the Latin festivus 'festive, solemn or cheerful' ) is usually an event lasting several days at which artists perform and present art productions. In the German-speaking countries, such events in the field of high culture , especially classical music and theater , are also called festivals.
Festivals can be linked to artistic competitions in their genre or can themselves have a competitive nature.
Especially at music festivals one names the compilation of all appearing musicians or music groups to an overall program often with the Anglicism line-up .
Possible types of festival are:
- Comic festival
- Storytelling Festival
- Film festival or short film festival
- Food festival
- Jazz festival
- Cabaret festival
- Cultural festival
- Arts festival
- Literature festival
- Music festival (see also → List of music festivals )
- Opera festival
- Schlager Festival
- Summer festival
- Sports festival
- Dance festival
- Theater festival
- Winter festival
Web links
Wiktionary: Festival - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Festivals - collection of images, videos and audio files
