How do you say some non-traditional and unofficial Chinese "holidays" in English? I feel like using holiday...

English [?fest?vl]

American [ ?f?st?v?l]

n. festival; festivity; feast; performance

adj. festival, festivity

example sentences:

1, Numerous Umbrian towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance

2. their own summer festivals of music, theater, and dance

Many Umbrian towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theater, and dance.

2. There are over 350 films in the Edinburgh Film Festival this year.

3. Cannes hosts the annual film festival.

Cannes hosts the film festival every year.

4．They are gathering flowers for the festival.

They are gathering flowers for the festival.

5, The Jamaica Festival is planning a series of workshops and business seminars.

The Jamaica Festival is planning a series of workshops and business seminars.

6, The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of Hindu culture and traditions.

The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of Indian culture and traditions.

7. At the festival, candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water

At the festival, candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water.

holiday

English [?h?l?de?]

American [?hɑ:l?de?]

n. holiday; holiday, day of rest

vi. vacation, vacation

third person singular: holidays

Plural: holidays

present participle: holidaying

past tense: holidayed

past participle: holidayed

Example sentences:

1. I've just come back from a holiday in the United States

I just come back from a vacation in the United States.

2. New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain

New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.

3, Every worker will be entitled to four weeks 'paid holiday a year.

Every worker will be entitled to four weeks paid vacation a year.

4, Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of holidaying abroad

Tasting local dishes is one of the delights of holidaying abroad.

5、We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday

We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on vacation.