A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community Among many religions a feast is a set of celebrations in honour of God or gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However the term feast has also entered common secular parlance as a synonym for any large or elaborate meal. When used as in the meaning of a festival most often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival.In the Christian liturgical calendar there are two principal feasts properly known as the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christmas and the Feast of the Resurrection Easter. In the Catholic Eastern Orthodox and Anglican liturgical calendars there are a great number of lesser feasts throughout the year commemorating saints sacred events doctrines etc.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts A unique feast of music set on a huge site offering a grand scale of entertainment unlike any other festival in the world. For five days the Pilton farm plays host to a tented city in Somerset. As well as music from nearly every genre imaginable on over 50 stages there's performing arts with cabaret theatre circus children's entertainment poetry healing green crafts and information and much. (Search Results Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts ) Fiesta

Leeds Festival Arcade Fire headline Friday Blink 182 on Saturday and Guns N' Roses the Sunday. Also appearing on the main stage over the weekend are special guests The Libertines on Saturday. The line-up also includes Queens Of The Stone Age Biffy Clyro Lostprophets Nofx Gogol (Search Results Leeds Festival ) Fiesta

Hylands Park Chelmsford Festival Kings of Leon headline Saturday and Kasabian will headline Sunday with Stereophonics Faithless The Prodigy David Guetta Doves Calvin Harris The Kooks Paul Weller Paolo Nutini Florence And The Machine Pet Shop Boys Cheryl Cole Madness Editors White Lies Mika Groove Armada The Courteeners The Charlatans The Temper Trap Amy Macdonald Goldfrapp Shed Seven Newton Faulkner La Roux Skunk Anansie Passion Pit Ellie Goulding Paloma Faith Plan B Sugababes and Pixie Lott. (Search Results Hylands Park Chelmsford Festival ) Fiesta

Weston Park Staffordshire Festival Kasabian will headline Saturday and Kings of Leon headlining Sunday with Stereophonics Faithless The Prodigy David Guetta Doves Calvin Harris The Kooks Paul Weller Paolo Nutini Florence And The Machine Pet Shop Boys Cheryl Cole Madness Editors White Lies Mika Groove Armada. (Search Results Weston Park Staffordshire Festival ) Fiesta

T in the Park Festival Expect a line-up of around 180 artists to play over 11 stages with headliners Kasabian Muse and Eminem joined by Black Eyed Peas Biffy Clyro Calvin Harris David Guetta Dizzee Rascal Faithless Florence And The Machine Jay Z Paolo Nutini Stereophonics The Prodigy The Temper Trap The View. (Search Results T in the Park Festival ) Fiesta

Sonisphere Festival The event is expected to once again have one main arena with a stage at either end as well as two tented stages. The two outdoor stages will have around a dozen acts alternating between one stage and another to keep the music continuous whilst not having two acts playing at the same time. (Search Results Sonisphere Festival ) Fiesta

Beautiful Days Festivals The Levellers own festival which they hope will "offer not only the best in live music today but to re-create a community spirit that many events nowadays lack or choose to ignore. This event is about people young and old coming together and taking part in something that will be remembered for a long time." It's certainly succeeded in that aim and has become one of the most popular selling out most years. (Search Results Beautiful Days Festivals ) Fiesta Wychwood Music Festival Very family friendly intimate and inclusive for audience and musician alike blending world roots and contemporary music and encouraging new collaborations. There's also comedy workshops and more. (Search Results Wychwood Music Festival ) Fiesta Creamfields Festival The clubbing world's large scale outdoor event for 40000 ravers returns in 2010 on August bank holiday Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August 2010 again at the Daresbury Estate Halton Cheshire. (Search Results Creamfields Festival ) Fiesta Big Chill Festival Set in a picturesque location and offering both families and ravers a diverse range of alternative dance electronica and chilled beats from live bands and DJs. The music programme is a mix of everything from legends to new talent plus a whole range of musical styles from rock folk jazz African dub and unique collaborations. Aside from music the festival also has art films poetry cabaret visuals and gourmet food. (Search Results Big Chill Festival ) Fiesta Latitude Festival Latitude isn't just about music but has a full spectrum of art including film comedy theatre cabaret dance poetry literature and art together for a fun-filled cultural adventure by the sea.The dates for the fifth Latitude which has a capacity of 25000 are confirmed as Friday 16th to Sunday 18th July 2010 with the festival opening it's gates on Thursday 15th July for some limited non-musical entertainment. (Search Results Latitude Festival ) Fiesta Bestival Festival Offering a line-up of big music names and scene setters in a world fancy dress packed full of surprises secret stages fun and rockets. The dates for the seventh Bestival held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight are Thursday 9th until Sunday 12th September 2010. (Search Results Bestival Festival ) Fiesta

 

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