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yulefestnounThe celebration or festival of Yule; midwinter feast.
feast of lightnoun(Judaism) Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
festivalnounAn event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
fixed feastnoun(Christianity) an annual celebration that is held on the same calendar date every year, such as Christmas (December 25)
feast daynoun(religion) A religious festival for a particular saint or religious event.
festive seasonnounThe period around Christmas and New Year.
festival of lightnoun(uncommon) Alternative form of Festival of Lights (“Divali”). [(Judaism) Hanukkah.]
festival of lightsnoun(Hinduism) Divali.
movable feastnounA day of note, frequently a Christian festival, whose date changes from year to year according to a set of rules.
thanksgivukkahnoun(Judaism, US) A combined celebration of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
onegnoun(Judaism) A casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the mitzvah of enjoying Shabbat.
yuletidenounThe flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
twelfth nightnounA Christian festival marking the coming of Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas, traditionally falling on the evening of January 5 (i.e., on the eve of Twelfth Day, January 6), but also sometimes defined as falling on the evening of January 6 (i.e., on the evening of Twelfth Day itself).
epiphanynoun(countable) An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
thanksgivingnoun(Canada, US) Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
great hoursnounA particularly solemn celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church, occurring thrice a year: on the Eve of the Nativity, the Eve of Theophany, and Great Friday.
tabernaclesnounA particular Christian holiday based on the Jewish one.
afterfeastnounA lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival.
hannukkahnounAlternative spelling of Hanukkah. [(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.]
encaenianounAn academic ceremony in which degrees or awards are given out.

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