fiesta fija movible

aguar 2) FIESTAS There are a fixed number of public holidays in the Spanish calendar but some dates vary locally. National public holidays include Navidad (25 December), Reyes (6 January), the Día de los Trabajadores (1 May), the Día de la Hispanidad/del Pilar (12 October) and the Día de la Constitución (6 December). Additionally, each autonomous region and town has at its discretion a small number of public holidays that usually coincide with local traditions like a patron saint's day or other celebrations such as Carnaval. Thus there is a holiday in Madrid for San Isidro, the city's patron saint, and one in Catalonia for Sant Jordi, who is the patron saint of the region. •• Cultural note:

A fiesta in Spain can be a day of neighborhood celebrations, a larger event for a town or city, or a national holiday, to commemorate a saint's day or some historical event. For example, Madrid has the fiestas de San Isidro, in honor of its patron saint. Other famous Spanish holidays include the Fallas in Valencia, the Sanfermines in July in Pamplona, and the Feria de Sevilla, two weeks after Easter. They can last for a week or more, during which everyday life is often interrupted. Classes in schools may stop and banks, stores, and post offices alter their opening hours. There are often bullfights and dancing to live bands and people eat and drink plentifully

fiestas patrias

•• Cultural note:

A fiesta in Spain can be a day of neighborhood celebrations, a larger event for a town or city, or a national holiday, to commemorate a saint's day or some historical event. For example, Madrid has the fiestas de San Isidro, in honor of its patron saint. Other famous Spanish holidays include the Fallas in Valencia, the Sanfermines in July in Pamplona, and the Feria de Sevilla, two weeks after Easter. They can last for a week or more, during which everyday life is often interrupted. Classes in schools may stop and banks, stores, and post offices alter their opening hours. There are often bullfights and dancing to live bands and people eat and drink plentifully

fiestas patrias

Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.

Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.

Ex: The 'Book bash' designed to recruit special needs children and their families to the library.

Ex: The sale, nearly stopped on legal technicalities, was held as a festive occasion with tea and auction of more valuable books.

Ex: The study room was transformed for an evening into a coffee house where an intellectual and social gathering took place.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.

* droga de fiesta = club drug.

* ¡felices fiestas! = season's greetings!.

* fiesta de aniversario = anniversary celebration, anniversary party.

* fiesta de apertura = opening party.

* fiesta de borrachos = drunken party.

* fiesta de despedida = farewell dinner, goodbye party.

* fiesta de despedida de soltera = bachelorette party, bridal shower, bachelorette shower.

* fiesta de despedida de soltero = stag night, bachelor party, stag party.

* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* fiesta de inauguración = opening party.

* fiesta de la cerveza = beer party.

* fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.

* fiesta de Nochevieja = New Year's Eve party.

* fiesta de pijamas = slumber party, pyjamas party.

* fiesta de precepto = holiday of obligation.

* fiesta de recién nacido = baby shower.

* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.

* fiesta rave = rave.

* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.

* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.

* reina de las fiestas = beauty queen.

* sala de fiestas = dance-hall.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salón de baile = ballroom.

 

fiesta sustantivo femenino


dieron una gran fiesta they threw o had a big party;
estar de fiesta to be having a party;
aguar la fiesta to spoil the fun


fiesta nacional ( día festivo) public holiday;

(Taur) bullfighting;




(de fin de año, etc) festive season;

¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas? where are you going to spend the vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays?
fiesta sustantivo femenino
1 (reunión de amigos) party: daremos una fiesta, we'll hold a party
2 (festividad) celebration, festivity
fuimos a las fiestas del pueblo, we went to the village fiesta/carnival
día de fiesta, holiday
fiesta nacional, bank holiday
Esp la fiesta nacional, bullfighting
3 Rel feast
♦ Locuciones: aguar la fiesta, to spoil the fun
tengamos la fiesta en paz, let's not quarrel
' fiesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguar
- animar
- animada
- animado
- animarse
- baile
- bochinche
- cabezudo
- celebración
- cóctel
- comistrajo
- conocerse
- corear
- dar
- deslucir
- disfraz
- disfrazarse
- elemento
- escabullirse
- gala
- haber
- hazmerreír
- hogareña
- hogareño
- languidecer
- mañana
- mentar
- mescolanza
- mezcolanza
- motivo
- nanay
- obligada
- obligado
- organizar
- organizarse
- pensar
- preparar
- propia
- propio
- quisque
- quisqui
- rabiar
- reticencia
- romería
- sarao
- velada
- acabar
- aguado
- alargar
- alegrar
English:
advance
- annoy
- ask back
- bank holiday
- beeline
- book
- booze-up
- cocktail party
- do
- family
- feast
- festival
- find out
- first
- folding
- frazzled
- funny
- gala
- garden party
- gatecrash
- gatecrasher
- give
- go
- half-holiday
- Hallowe'en
- Halloween
- have
- heart
- hoedown
- hold
- holiday
- housewarming
- legal holiday
- let on
- loud
- miffed
- miss
- name
- night
- nobody
- noisy
- party
- presentable
- rave
- reception
- riotous
- rip-roaring
- rowdy
- shower
- swing
Fam Fam Fam Fam Fam fiesta benéfica fête; Urug fiesta lluvia potluck party; Esp [los toros] bullfighting; Am fiesta patria national holiday [commemorating important historical event]; fiesta(s) mayor(es) = local celebrations for the festival of a town's patron saint; Rel fiesta de guardar holiday of obligation; Rel fiesta movible moveable feast; Rel fiesta de prefecto holiday of obligation