carnival
noun
[ ˈkɑːnɪv(ə)l ]
• an annual festival, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade.
• "the culmination of the week-long carnival"
Similar:
festival,
fiesta,
fete,
gala,
jamboree,
holiday,
celebration,
party,
parade,
procession,
march,
tattoo,
• a travelling funfair or circus.
• "he worked at a carnival, climbing Ferris wheels and working 18-hour days"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Italian carnevale, carnovale, from medieval Latin carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’.
