die Kirmes

funfair (west and centre) - south: die Kirchweih/Kerwe, Bavaria/Austria: der Kirtag / die Dult, north: der Jahrmarkt

Origin

From „Kirchmesse“, the feast marking a church's consecration, which became the secular funfair. Nearly every region has its own word for it.

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Words in this expression

Examples

  • Am ist Kirmes im .

    There's a funfair in the village this weekend.