祭り・祭|まつりmatsuri[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfestival; feast; matsuri
   その祭まつりはつまらないどころではありませんでした。↗

   The festival was far from dull.
2. nounharassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming
3. noun (suffix)galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania

• Synonym祭礼さいれいWrittenRefers to rites at shrines, as in 「秋の祭礼」; it stresses the religious ceremony and is a written term.
• Synonym祭事さいじWrittenA written word for rites at shrines and the like, stressing the sacred, ceremonial side; 「祭り」 also covers commemorative events of all kinds and even frenzies.
• Synonym祭典さいてんWrittenMeans ritual festivals and also grand celebrations, as in 「スポーツの祭典」.
• Synonym祭祀さいしWrittenRites of worship for gods and ancestral spirits; an academic, written term.
• SynonymフェスティバルNeutralA loanword for modern festivals such as music and film festivals.
• Synonym祭式さいしきWrittenA written word for the procedures and rules of a rite rather than the festive occasion itself.
• Relatedお祝いおいわいNeutralA celebration or a congratulatory gift, as in 「誕生日のお祝い」; 「祭り」 is usually a public rite or commemorative event.
• Related祝典しゅくてんWrittenA written word for a celebratory ceremony, as in 「即位の祝典」.
• Related祝い事いわいごとNeutralOccasions worth celebrating, such as weddings and births; the focus is on private events.
• Related式典しきてんWrittenFormal, solemn ceremonies that follow a set program, as in 「記念式典」.
• Related祝いいわいNeutralCelebrating good news, or a gift marking it, as in 「合格祝い」; the emphasis is on congratulation.
• Related儀式ぎしきNeutralA ceremony performed according to set forms, as in 「結婚の儀式」; it is not necessarily lively.
• Related儀典ぎてんFormalA formal term for ceremonial rules or official ceremonies, often in diplomatic protocol.
• Related祝宴しゅくえんWrittenA banquet held in celebration, as in 「祝宴を張る」.
• Related典礼てんれいWrittenFormal ceremonies, and also Catholic liturgy; a written term.
• RelatedセレモニーNeutralA loanword for ceremonies such as 「開会セレモニー」.
• Relatedお祭りおまつりNeutralA politer way to say 「祭り」, common in everyday speech, as in 「お祭りに行く」.
• Related祝祭しゅくさいWrittenA written word for celebrations and festivals; seen mostly in 「祝祭日」.
• Related喜びごとよろこびごとNeutralHappy private events such as marriages and births — personal good news rather than a public festival.
• Antonym日常にちじょうNeutralOrdinary days — the opposite of the lively, out-of-the-ordinary occasion that 「祭り」 is.
• Antonym平素へいそWrittenA written word for ordinary times, as opposed to special festival days.

Use 「祭り」 for lively shrine festivals and public celebrations. For formal ceremonies pick 「式典」 or 「セレモニー」; for religious rites 「祭礼」 or 「儀式」; for private happy occasions 「お祝い」 or 「祝い事」; for modern events like music or film festivals 「フェスティバル」. Narrower words include 「祭典」 for grand events, 「祝典」 for celebratory ceremonies, 「祝宴」 for banquets, and 「祝祭」, seen mostly in 「祝祭日」. 「日常」 and 「平素」 are the opposite: ordinary days.

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1. （まつり）神かみや霊れいといったものに対たいして、尊とうとんでいるあるいはおそれている旨むねの念ねんを伝つたえるための儀式ぎしき。(夏なつの季語きご)
2. （まつり）語義ごぎ1より転てんじて、何なんらかを記念きねんして行おこなわれる催し物もよおしもの・イベント。
3. （まつり、サイ）催し物もよおしもの・イベントや販売はんばいキャンペーンなど。