Festology

/fɛˈstɑlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The study of festivals, celebrations, or festive traditions; a scholarly field examining festival culture and practice.

Etymology

From 'fest' or 'festival' (Latin 'festivus') combined with 'logy' (from Greek 'logos' meaning study or discourse). This is a constructed modern term for an emerging academic discipline.

Kelly Says

Festology is a real academic field studying why humans celebrate—and it's booming because scholars realized that parties and traditions reveal what cultures value most deeply.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በዓል ሳይንስ
bea'l sayn-is
ARالعربية
علم الاحتفالات
ulum al-iḥtifalat
BNবাংলা
উৎসববিদ্যা
utsob-bidya
CACatalà
festaologia
fest-o-lo-gee-ah
CSČeština
festolologie
fest-o-lo-gee-ee
DADansk
festkundskab
fest-koon-skaab
DEDeutsch
Festlogie
fest-loh-gee
ELΕλληνικά
εορταστική επιστήμη
eort-as-tee-kee ep-is-tee-mee
ESEspañol
festología
fest-o-lo-thee
FAفارسی
علم جشن‌ها
elm-e-jashn-ha
FISuomi
juhlatiete
juh-li-tie-te
FRFrançais
festologie
fest-o-lo-gee
GUGU
ઉત્સવશાસ્ત્ર
ut-sav-sha-as-tr
HAHA
ilmin bikin bikin
ilmin bi-kin bi-kin
HEעברית
מדע חגיגות
mada' chagigot
HIहिन्दी
त्योहार विज्ञान
tyohar vigyan
HUMagyar
ünneplé
oon-ne-pleh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ilmu perayaan
ilmu perayaan
IGIG
ime-akụkụ
ime-a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
festologia
fest-o-lo-gee-ah
JA日本語
祭り学
matsuri-gaku
KKKK
желтоқсан діні
jeltoqsan dini
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ ប្រពៃណី
vit-dya-sa-a-stra pra-pe-i-nai
KO한국어
축제학
chukjehak
MRMR
उत्सवशास्त्र
ut-sav-sha-as-tr
MSBahasa Melayu
ilmu perayaan
ilmu perayaan
MYမြန်မာ
ပွဲကစား သိပ္ပံ
pwè-ka-sà thi-pan
NLNederlands
feestkunde
feest-koon-deh
NONorsk
festkunnskap
fest-koon-skap
PAPA
ਉਤਸਵ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ
ut-sav sha-as-tar
PLPolski
festologia
fest-o-lo-gee-ah
PTPortuguês
festologia
fes-to-lo-gee-ah
RORomână
festologie
fest-o-lo-gee-ah
RUРусский
фестология
fest-o-lo-gee-ya
SVSvenska
festkunskap
fest-koon-skap
SWKiswahili
sayansi ya sherehe
sayansi ya sherehe
TAதமிழ்
விழா அறிவியல்
vizha ariviyal
TEతెలుగు
పండుగ శాస్త్రం
panduga sasthram
THไทย
วิชาการงานเฉลิมฉลอง
wichakan ngan cheel chom chalong
TLTL
agham ng pagdiriwang
agham ng pagdiriwang
TRTürkçe
festoloji
fes-to-lo-jee
UKУкраїнська
фестологія
fest-o-lo-hee-ya
URاردو
تعمیرات
ta-e-meerat
VITiếng Việt
học thuật lễ hội
hoc thuat le hoi
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ìṣẹ̀
o-po i-she
ZH中文
节日学
jié rì xué
ZUZU
imi lokuhlalela
imi lo-ku-hla-la-la

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