La fiesta
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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ISSN: 1575-2844
Year of publication: 2001
Issue: 28
Pages: 44-52
Type: Article
More publications in: Vivat Academia
Abstract
Comes from the Latin festa, related to fair, with the sense of joy and rejoicing. From the same root are feast, festive, festival and many others, according Corominas, Castilian is documented in the early thirteenth century. In almost all modern European languages, the spelling and semantic content has barely change. The Spanish Language Dictionary describes their definitions, all with identical meaning to the referral, but over time have resulted in many expressions such as: Party store, party advice, precept, cabañuelas, real weapons, national, etc..; also have settled meanings, and celebrate the holidays, sanctifying the holidays, we spoil the party or the party alone.