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Festivals And Ceremonies Flashcards

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Official
noun adjective

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صفت رسمی
اسم صاحب منسب
A person who has a position of responsibility in an organization

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Issue
Verb

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Produce or provide sth official

صادر کردن صادر شدن خارج کردن

Silva issued a statement denying all knowledge of the affair.

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Protest
Noun verb

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اعتراض کردن

protest against/at/about
Thousands of people blocked the street, protesting against the new legislation.

protest something American English
Students protested the decision.

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Annual

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Happening once a year/ every year

annual report/meeting/conference

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Biaannual

Biennial

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Happening twice each year
Twice a year

Once every two years

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Sculpter
Noun verb

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مجسمه سازی مجسمه

A solid object in the form of person or thing

Solid جامد

a sculpture of an elephant

He will be making a new sculpture for the exhibition.

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Exhibit
ɪɡˈzɪbɪt

Exhibition
ˌeksəˈbɪʃən

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Word family
(noun) exhibition exhibitor exhibit
(verb) exhibit

Show
نمایش دادن در معرض نمایش قرار دادن
اثر نمایشی به عنوان لسم

Her paintings have been exhibited all over the world.

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Signify

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Word family (noun) significance ≠ insignificance signification
(adjective) significant ≠ insignificant (verb) signify (adverb) significantly ≠ insignificantly

Mean or be a sign of something

معنی کردن معنی بخشیدن دلالت کردن بر

The image of the lion signified power and strength.

Pale into significance کم اهمیت شده

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Reunion
Noun countable

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تجدید دیدار
a social meeting of people who have not met for a long time, especially people who were at school or college together

an annual reunion
a family reunion
a high-school reunion

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Regard
Noun verb

Consider sb/sth (to be) sth sb = regard sb/sth as sb/sth

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توجه نظر احترام
ملاحضه کردن توجه کردن نگریستن

Consider

The company regards customer satisfaction as its top priority.

Many regard her as one of the most talented artists of her generation.

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Appeal to

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Attract ( without to)
if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting

یکی دیگه از معانیش ask request

if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting

The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.

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Riddle

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چیستان معما پازل

The police have been unable to solve the riddle of her disappearance.

See if you can solve this riddle.

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Mark

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Represent or show respect for sth

This festival marks the return of spring and is regarded as a day for appreciating family and the bright full moon

The event marks the beginning of the festive season

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Festivity
Countable festivities
Uncountable

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[uncountable] a happy feeling that exists when people celebrate something

There was an air of festivity in the village

Are you prepared for all the festivities?

Participate in the festivities

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Parade
Noun verb

pəˈreɪd

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رژه رفتن، رژه نمایش تظاهرات

A military parade
A fashion parade

The carnival features people dressed in spectacular costumes parading through the city’s streets

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Performing traditional

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اجرای سنتی

performing traditional songs and dances to celebrate their cultures

The dancers were performing traditional folk dances at the festival.

They are known for performing traditional ceremonies that have been passed down for generations

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Multicultural region

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Promoting integration within the multicultural region, remains the focus of the carnival.

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Fall

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The Mombasa Carnival falls in November each year in this Kenyan city

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Feature
Verb

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to include or show something as a special or important part of something, or to be included as an important part

The exhibition features paintings by Picasso.

The carnival features people dressed in spectacular customs parading through the city’s streets

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Celebratory
Adj
Only before noun

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Word family (noun) celebration celebrity (adjective) celebrated celebratory (verb) celebrate

Join us for a celebratory drink in the bar

Celebratory mood —- collocation

It was a public holiday, and everyone was in a celebratory mood

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Festive
Adjective

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شاد جشنی عیدی

The atmosphere was festive and jolly.

John was obviously in a festive mood.
Festive mood

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Spectacle noun

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نمایش منظره تماشا

a very impressive show or scene

a multimedia dance and opera spectacle

spectacle of
the spectacle of drunken young men on the streets

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Feast
Noun verb

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ضیافت
Big meal to celebrate sth

Everyone in the village attends a big feast in the evening

a wedding feast

an occasion when there are a lot of enjoyable things to see or do
feast for
Next week’s film festival should be a real feast for cinema-goers.

Verb :
to eat and drink a lot to celebrate something

During the national holiday, There is a whole week of feasting and celebrations.

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Ceremonial
Adjective

Ceremony noun

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تشریفاتی مربوط به جشن

a special ceremony, or special formal actions

A ceremonial procession goes through the streets of the city

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Renewal

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Word family (noun) news renewal (adjective) new renewable renewed newsy (verb) renew (adverb) newly

بازسازی تجدید تکرار

when an activity, situation, or process begins again after a period when it had stopped

Spring is a time of renewal.

Renew verb : تجدید کردن نو کردن تکرار کردن

Each year, the festival renews the national spirit of the people

[only before noun] starting again, especially with increased interest or strength
renewed interest/confidence/enthusiasm etc
به معنای تجدید و نو شده قبل از اسم میاد

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Fall in
Fall on

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• Falls in is used with months, seasons, or years or general time periods.
Example: “The carnival falls in November each year.
• Falls on is used with specific days or dates.
Example: “This fun festival falls on the third Saturday of July

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Uphold the annual tradition

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ادامه دار کردن فستیوال

The students are excited to uphold the annual tradition of organizing the charity event for local shelters.

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Festival celebrates

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The festival celebrates the birthday of Pat Davie, a famous local musician

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Date back to something

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Heart at the center of the Apple-growing region, celebrates this tradition which dates back to the middle ages at the beginning of every September

This historic church dates back to the 12th century.
The festival dates back to pagan rituals celebrating the harvest.

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Hold on festival

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Hold on unusual festival

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Join in the festivities

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Come and join in the festivities and eat as many apples as you want

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Wearing traditional dress

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Perform dances

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Wearing traditional dress, the women of the village perform dances around a huge fire in the main square

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The age-old tradition

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While the men keep up the age-old tradition of wearing large brightly coloured hats

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Moveable feast

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Different religions often have movable feasts which depend on the phases of the moon

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Rich tradition

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There is a rich tradition of music and dance in central Sweden.

The village has a rich tradition of celebrating harvest festivals that date back centuries.

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Cultural heritage

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Jazz and blues are part of the cultural heritage of the southern United States

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Puts on a firework display

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Put on = show sth
Every year the town puts on a firework display as part of the festival

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Raising funds for charity

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We have a proud tradition of raising funds for charity through our annual town festival

Proud tradition سنت افتخارآمیز

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Observing the festival of

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This month some of our students are observing the festival of Ramadan

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In a break with tradition

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در سنت شکنی

In a break with tradition this year’s festival will feature modern dances alongside traditional ones

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