Festivals in their cultural context

celebration

(n) activities to mark an event; 庆祝活动

celebrate

(v) do sth to mark an event; 庆祝

celebratory

(adj) full of celebration; 喜庆的

festival

(n) special cultural event; 节日

festivities

(n) enjoyable festival activities; 庆典活动

festive

(adj) related to festival; 节日气氛的

parade

(n) public march; 游行

parade

(v) march in public; 列队游行

spectacle

(n) impressive public show; 壮观场面

spectacular

(adj) visually amazing; 壮观的

feast

(n) large celebratory meal; 盛宴

feast

(v) eat plentifully; 大吃大喝

ceremony

(n) formal ritual; 仪式

ceremonial

(adj) for formal ritual; 仪式性的

renewal

(n) act of renewing; 更新，复兴

renew

(v) refresh or restart; 更新，重振

renewed

(adj) refreshed; 重新萌生的

superstitious

(adj) believing illogical supernatural ideas; 迷信的

centenary

(n) 100th anniversary; 百年纪念

bi-centenary

(n) 200th anniversary; 二百周年纪念

flamboyant

(adj) bright, colourful, exaggerated; 华丽张扬的

raucous

(adj) loud and noisy; 喧闹嘈杂的

sombre

(adj) serious, gloomy; 肃穆沉重的

atmospheric

(adj) creating special mood; 氛围感强的

trace back to

(phrase) originate from; 追溯至

pagan

(adj/n) relating to old nature belief; 异教（的）

commemorate

(v) remember and respect officially; 纪念

fall

(v)to happen or take place发生

feature

(v)to include a particular person or thing as a special feature以…为特色

pagan times

the times when people believed that nature had special powers 异教时代