kermis

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One week each year they have a great festival called the "Kermis," which is not unlike the old-fashioned carnival in this country.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)

It was at Leyden that I saw my first Kermis, or fair, seven years ago, and ate my first poffertjes and wafelen.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

We had particularly good fortune since our Thursday was not only market day but the Kermis too.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

Writing as a foreigner, in no way concerned with the matter, I may express regret that the Kermis is not what it was in Holland.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

Very festive is the appearance of a town in the Kermis week.

From Dutch Life in Town and Country by Hough, P. M.