Ceremony vs. Festival

Ceremony vs. Festival — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ceremony and Festival

Ceremonynoun

A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.

Festivaladjective

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

Ceremonynoun

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.

a graduation ceremony, an opening ceremony

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.

Ceremonynoun

(uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.

Festivalnoun

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

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Ceremonynoun

(uncountable) Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.

Festivalnoun

fried cornbread

Ceremonynoun

(obsolete) An accessory or object associated with a ritual.

Festivalnoun

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

Ceremonynoun

(obsolete) An omen or portent.

Festivalnoun

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

a drama festival
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Ceremonynoun

a formal event performed on a special occasion;

a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor

Ceremonynoun

any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way;

the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the winehe makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ballhe disposed of it without ceremony

Ceremonynoun

the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion;

an inaugural ceremony