: festival
specifically
: a saint's day celebrated in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines with processions and dances
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the city's Latinos have a series of fiestas throughout the summer
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The fiesta takes place 12-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the corner of 21st and Bagley Street in Detroit.
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Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
The Dodgers outscored the Braves 20-6 and trailed for only brief spells in what amounted to a three-day fiesta capped by Sunday’s Cinco de Mayo roars.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
The Dodgers outscored the Braves 20-6 and trailed for only brief spells in what amounted to a three-day fiesta capped by Sunday’s Cinco de Mayo roars.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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“Fiesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiesta. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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fiesta
noun
fi·es·ta
fē-ˈes-tə 
: festival sense 1
especially
: a saint's day celebrated in Spain and Latin America with parades and dances
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