church festival
- noun
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festival religioso
- And contrast that with the many church festival signs, signs for home sales, rummage sales, and other events that are up for an extended period of time, frequently near or at the road within the right of way, yet those are not removed by county personnel.
Examples
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He punishes and extorts money fines from apparent lawbreakers to help pay for the church festival.
Academic text (1990) -
I had an excellent opportunity to intoxicate myself with the solemn splendor of the brilliant church festivals.
Blog text (8) -
Every summer, our community gathers for the annual church festival, where we celebrate with music, food, and games.
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The church festival featured a special mass to commemorate the feast day of our patron saint.
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Families come together at the church festival to share stories and enjoy traditional dishes prepared by the local community.
Synonyms
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2.2
A day when people of a faith have ceremonies and celebrate
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A public event where people celebrate their faith
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Morphology
The meaning 'a festival held by or at a church' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'church' (a place of Christian worship) and 'festival' (a celebratory gathering). This noun–noun composition follows regular compositional rules and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase church festival comes from a simple image: people gathering at a church for a festival with food, music and prayers after a service. That's why it means 'a festival held by or at a church', often to celebrate a saint or a religious event.