movable feast
noun[C]
uk/ˌmuː.və.bəl ˈfiːst/us/ˌmuː.və.bəl ˈfiːst/areligiousholidaythat is not on the samedayeveryyear:
节期因年而异的宗教节日Easteris amovablefeast.复活节的节期因年而异。
informal
something that canhappenat anytimeorplacethatsuitspeople:
无常事，并非一成不变的事Lunch isofficiallyfrom 12.30 to 1.00,althoughittendsto be amovablefeast.按规定午饭时间从12:30到1:00，而实际上往往是不一定的。
Religious festivals
- advent
- All Saints' Day
- All Souls' Day
- ascension
- Ascension Day
- Day of the Dead
- Divali
- Diwali
- Easter
- Hanukkah
- harvest festival
- Hegira
- Hejira
- Pentecost
- Purim
- Ramadan
- Rosh Hashanah
- saint's day
- the Day of Atonement
- the holiday season
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