No. 684 in Danish
festival
A public celebration or event, often featuring music, arts, or cultural activities.
In a sentence
Jeg glæder mig til musikfestivalen i København.
I am looking forward to the music festival in Copenhagen.
Here, 'festivalen' is used to specifically refer to a public event dedicated to music, indicating its application to an organized cultural event.
Skolens årlige festival er altid sjov for alle elever.
The school's annual festival is always fun for all students.
In this sentence, 'festival' refers to an event organized within a school context, showing the word's flexibility to cover various formal or informal organized celebrations.
Vi planlægger at deltage i en vistefestival til sommer.
We plan to attend a poetry festival this summer.
Here, 'festival' signifies a celebration or gathering focused on poetry, demonstrating its use in specialized cultural or artistic occasions.
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