movable feast

noun

: a religious festival that occurs on a different date each year
Easter and Passover are movable feasts.

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But patriotism is a movable feast, and the likes of Eastman and Addams are no less the anchors of my American identity than Jefferson or Madison. — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026 The latter ended up having the $17 million last laugh, which feels appropriate — the movie taps into that distinct Dimes-Square-funky, fun-for-the-whole-hipster-family feel that A24 has turned into a movable feast. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2026 Map out your movable feast Pack up your appetite and move around the country, sampling the specialities of each region. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026 For Florida Extravaganza 2001’s brunch, Washington Avenue from Fourth to Fifth Street will be transformed into a movable feast with live music. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 The stroll past images of Aretha Franklin, Miley Cyrus, Whitney Houston, Sophia Loren, Jon Bon Jovi and others was a movable feast of celebrity trivia. — Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Nov. 2025 Kansas City-Buffalo, the movable feast of NFL playoff rivalries, will take center stage again Sunday. — Jack Magruder, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 How to enjoy the city’s movable feast. — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024 The Christian celebration of Easter is a movable feast that is observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024

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“Movable feast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movable%20feast. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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