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fiesta

[fee-es-tuh, fyes-tah] / fiˈɛs tə, ˈfjɛs tɑ /
NOUN
day of rest; religious celebration
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Aberaeron Yacht Club has been approached for a response to the cabbage fiesta proposal.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Ten men suffered injuries Tuesday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 57 the total number of daredevils injured during this year's fiesta.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

It alludes to Filipino woven bilao — the big, circular ones with all sorts of fiesta food.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

That allows you to ease into the challenge at one of the least exciting pavilions and cap things off with a high-energy fiesta.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

But all day and all night the fiesta kept on.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Valencia regional government Deputy President Aitana Mas has left the door open to debate whether to prohibit these kinds of fiestas, saying that the current legislation is “not enough.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 2, 2022

Villages and towns across Spain hold the fiestas but they were prohibited last year as the country brought in tough health restrictions.

From Reuters Sep. 5, 2021

But with the advent of divisional play, and then of three divisions and two wild-card teams in recent years, the Champagne-infused fiestas have mushroomed.

From New York Times Oct. 1, 2016

I was through with fiestas for a while.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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