Easterfest

English

Alternative forms

• EasterFest

Etymology

From Easter +‎ -fest. Compare German Osterfest (“Easterfest”).

Noun

Easterfest (plural not attested)

1. the festivities and events associated with the Easter holiday; Easter celebration
   • 2002, Maggie Renaldi, Bless Me, Father, For I Have Sinned:

     Saturday morning I got my hair frosted at 8:30 then took the kids to Easterfest at Olde Armistead Park.

   • 2007, Hans-Dieter Schütt, Moritz Mebel, Robert Weinberg, A Life on the Left:

     In the previous sentence, however, he describes Passover (Passah) as the Jewish Easterfest (Osterfest).

   • 2010, Helen Slavin, The Stopping Place:

     It was nearly Easter and she was potting up daffodils and narcissi for sale at the EasterFest in the Park.

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