Definition of "fiesta" []

• A festival or religious holiday, especially a saint's day celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries. (noun)

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• "The main fiesta is in honor of San Juan Bautista from the 23rd to the 25th of June."
• "Three days before the fiesta is the Rebozo Fair, from the 18th to the 25th of September, a week of total happiness and rejoicing."
• "The most famous fiesta is la Vela Sandunga on Dec 26 and another one Vela Tehuantepec during the last week of May but there are a whole lot more."