: festival
specifically
: a saint's day celebrated in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines with processions and dances
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the city's Latinos have a series of fiestas throughout the summer
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Tickets and information: $15 for general admission with access to lucha libre, mechanical bull, game zone, food and non-food vendors and fiesta bars.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Super Mario Party Jamboree for the Nintendo Switch ($59.99) takes the concept even further with multiple experimental side activities to complement the content-rich main fiesta.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The balloon fiesta is also available to live stream here.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Its defenders insist that the corrida is not a sport, but an ancient ceremony rooted in proud national heritage — more fiesta than bloodbath.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Super Mario Party Jamboree for the Nintendo Switch ($59.99) takes the concept even further with multiple experimental side activities to complement the content-rich main fiesta.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The balloon fiesta is also available to live stream here.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Its defenders insist that the corrida is not a sport, but an ancient ceremony rooted in proud national heritage — more fiesta than bloodbath.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Fiesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiesta. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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fiesta
noun
fi·es·ta
fē-ˈes-tə 
: festival sense 1
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: a saint's day celebrated in Spain and Latin America with parades and dances
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