feast day
Holy calendar observance
A feast day is a day set aside for religious celebration, especially in Christian traditions.
Saints have feast days commemorating their deaths or miracles: The feast day of St. Patrick falls on March 17.
Major holidays like Christmas and Easter are also feast days.
The term evokes both spiritual observance and the celebratory meals that accompany them.
Holy figure guarding devotees
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- massQuantity of matter
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- vespersEvening devotional service
matins · solemnity · holy · sacred · veneration · devotion · worship · prayer
Festive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- galaFestive formal occasion
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
merrymaking · pageant · fete · procession · parade · dancing · music · rejoicing
Occurring every year
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- moveableAble to be shifted
fixed · church year · cycle · seasonal · appointed · designated · recurring · memorial
patron saint
Holy figure guarding devotees
vespers · matins · solemnity · holy · sacred · veneration · devotion · worship · prayer · rite
fiesta
Festive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- galaFestive formal occasion
revelry · merrymaking · pageant · fete · procession · parade · dancing · music · rejoicing · communal
annual
Occurring every year
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
moveable · fixed · church year · cycle · seasonal · appointed · designated · recurring · memorial · anniversary
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
delicacies · sumptuous · fare · provisions · tables · communal · potluck · harvest · abundance · breaking bread
- traditionstradition, custom, customs, cultural practices, rituals
- daysMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, New Year
- calendarcalendar, date, week, month, year
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- calendar datesholiday, anniversary, birthday, deadline, appointment
feast dayfast day
Day of abstaining from food
feria · ordinary day · weekday · fasting period · working day
feast dayfast day
Day of abstaining from food
Lent · Ramadan · Yom Kippur · Ash Wednesday · Good Friday
day, daily, feast, festival, festivity, festivities, feasting, festal, feast days