Definition
Plural of feis, which refers to Irish cultural festivals featuring competitions in music, dancing, and storytelling.
Etymology
From Irish Gaelic 'feis' meaning festival or feast. The term comes from Old Irish and relates to gatherings for cultural celebration. It entered English through Irish cultural contexts in the 19th-20th centuries.
Kelly Says
The feis tradition is the backbone of Irish competitive dance and music culture—many famous Irish dancers got their start at local feiseanna! These festivals have kept Irish language and traditional arts alive for over a century, making them crucial to cultural preservation.
Translations
ARالعربية
مهرجانات
mah-ra-ja-nat
CSČeština
oslavy
os-la-vy
ELΕλληνικά
γιορτές
ʝiɔr-tɛs
ESEspañol
festivales
fes-ti-va-les
FRFrançais
festivals
fɛs.ti.val
HUMagyar
ünnepségek
u-nɛp-ʃeː-gɛk
IDBahasa Indonesia
festival
fes-ti-val
KKKK
мерекелер
mʲɛ-rʲɛ-ke-lɛr
MSBahasa Melayu
perayaan
pɛ-ra-ya-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပွဲတော်
pwɛ̀-dɔ̀
NLNederlands
feesten
fɛ-stən
NONorsk
festivaler
fɛs-ti-va-lɛr
PLPolski
festiwale
fɛs-ti-va-le
PTPortuguês
festivais
fɛs.ti.vajs
RORomână
sărbători
sər-bə-to-ri
RUРусский
фестивали
fʲɪsʲtʲɪˈva.lʲi
SWKiswahili
sherehe
she-re-he
TAதமிழ்
திருவிழா
thiru-vi-ḻa
TEతెలుగు
పండుగలు
pan-du-ga-lu
THไทย
เทศกาล
theet-sa-gaan
TLTL
mga pagdiriwang
ma-ngang pa-gdi-ri-wang
TRTürkçe
festivaller
fes-ti-val-lar
UKУкраїнська
фестивалі
fʲɪs-tʲi-va-lʲi
VITiếng Việt
lễ hội
le-hoi
ZUZU
imikhubo
i-mi-khu-bo