Definition

Noun: 1. Festival, festivities; celebration, ceremonial occasion: A formal or large-scale celebratory event, often of public or national significance, marking an important anniversary, holiday, or historical milestone. It implies a sense of ceremony and official observance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành phố trang hoàng rực rỡ để chào đón ngày khánh tiết. (The city is decorated brilliantly to welcome the festival/celebration day.)
  • Lễ kỷ niệm Quốc khánh là một khánh tiết quan trọng của dân tộc. (The National Day anniversary is an important celebration/festivity of the nation.)
  • Các hoạt động văn hóa, nghệ thuật được tổ chức trong dịp khánh tiết. (Cultural and artistic activities are organized during the festive period.)

Advanced Usage

• "ban khánh tiết": festival organizing committee; ceremonial committee.
  • Ban khánh tiết đã chuẩn bị chu đáo cho buổi lễ. (The festival organizing committee had prepared thoroughly for the ceremony.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lễ hội (noun): Festival, feast. This is a more common and general term for festivals and celebrations, often with cultural or religious roots, and can be less formal than "khánh tiết".
• Lễ kỷ niệm (noun): Commemoration ceremony, anniversary celebration. Specifically marks an anniversary.
• Ngày lễ (noun): Holiday, celebration day.

Synonyms

• Lễ hội: festival.
• Ngày lễ lớn: major holiday.
• Dịp lễ tết: festive occasion (general term for holidays like Tết and other celebrations).

Related Phrases / Compound Terms

• Khánh tiết quốc gia: National celebration/festival.
  • Quốc khánh là một khánh tiết quốc gia trọng đại. (National Day is a major national celebration.)

noun

1. festival, festivities