A community festival is an event that is more often than not organised and staged by a local community to celebrate or highlight a unique aspect of that self same community. These unique aspects include the celebration of historical, social and religious festivals such as:
Historical Fests: These festivals include the celebration of major historical events such as the end of a war or the overthrowing of a particularly cruel government. Examples of this type of festival would include Armistice Day in the UK and Commonwealth Countries and Freedom Day in South Africa.
Social Fests: Social festivals include celebrations of art and music such as the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and the Grahamstown Festival in South Africa.
Religious Fests: Religious festivals are held in areas all around the world in honour of a God or Gods specific to that areas religious belief. These festivals include the Christian festivals of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord (also known as Christmas) and the Feast of the Resurrection (also known as Easter).
The History of the word "Festival"
The word festival comes from the Middle English word fest, which in turn is derived from Middle French word festivus, which was adopted into the French language from Latin. The first use of the word festival as a noun can be traced back to 1589, but before then it was used as an adjective and meant "to celebrate a church or religious holiday".
Different festivals for different reasons
Festivals around the world are there to meet specific needs of specific communities, groups and countries while provide entertainment and a break from everyday life. However, there are also cultural and ethnic festivals that are used to educate people about traditions and pastimes.
Types of Modern Festivals
Although festivals have a connection to our human religious past, the modern version is based more on common interest than spiritual glory. These festivals include (but are most certainly not limited to):
• Arts festival • Beer fest • Comedy fest • Film fest • Food fest • Literary fest • Music fest • Science fest • Wine fest
Did you know? I past ages many of the festivals that were held were to celebrate the changes of the seasons. This was done because they seasonal changes played a large part in the production of food and animal breeding. Examples of this can be seen in the history of the Egyptians, who celebrated the seasonal flooding of the Nile River banks.
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