In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FESTIVAL
festival, fete
(noun) an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); “a drama festival”
festival
(noun) a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
festival (comparative more festival, superlative most festival)
Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
Noun
festival (countable and uncountable, plural festivals)
An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
(Caribbean, uncountable) fried cornbread
Source: Wiktionary
Fes"ti*val, a. Etym: [OF. festival, fr. L. festivum festive jollity, fr. festivus festive, gay. See Festive.]
Definition: Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful. I cannot woo in festival terms. Shak.
Fes"ti-val, n.
Definition: A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. Milton.
Syn.
– Feast; banquet; carousal. See Feast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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