Feast vs. Festival

Feastnoun

A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.

Feastnoun

Something delightful

Feastnoun

A festival; a holy day or holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

Feastverb

(intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal.

Feastverb

(intransitive) To dwell upon (something) with delight.

Feastverb

(transitive) To hold a feast in honor of (someone).

Feastverb

To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.

Feastnoun

A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

Feastnoun

A festive or joyous meal; a grand, ceremonious, or sumptuous entertainment, of which many guests partake; a banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of food.

Feastnoun

That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment.

Feastverb

To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.

Feastverb

To be highly gratified or delighted.

Feastverb

To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.

Feastverb

To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.

Feastnoun

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

Feastnoun

something experienced with great delight;

Feastnoun

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed;

Feastnoun

an elaborate party (often outdoors)

Feastverb

partake in a feast or banquet

Feastverb

provide a feast or banquet for

Feastverb

gratify;

Festivaladjective

Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)

Festivalnoun

An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.

Festivalnoun

In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.

Festivalnoun

fried cornbread

Festivaladjective

Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.

Festivalnoun

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

Festivalnoun

an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place);

Festivalnoun

a day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons

Festivalnoun

an organized series of concerts, plays, or films, typically one held annually in the same place

Festival

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid.