Meaning

2 senses
  1. An outdoor festival and fair, originally in a German or Dutch-speaking country

    Kirmes

    храмxram, празникpraznyk

  2. A social entertainment event similar to a fête or fair. It can be inside or outside, and often involves fundraising for religious purposes.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an outdoor festival and fair:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an outdoor festival and fair:

Origin

From German Kirmes and Dutch kermis, both originally “church mass”, referring to a festiva

From German Kirmes and Dutch kermis, both originally “church mass”, referring to a festival on the anniversary of the consecration of a church. See respective entries for more.

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Forms

plural: kirmesses

See also

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