Festive Ferret

Festival

A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centred on one or more characteristic aspects of its religion, traditions or cultures. It is often observed as an indigenous or national holiday, a religious celebration, or a cultural fair (mela). A festival is a typical case of glocalization, and also reflects the high culture-low culture interrelationship. In addition to religion and folklore, a significant source for festivals has been agriculture. Since, food is such an essential resource, many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious observances and thanksgiving for good harvests are integrated into celebrations that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern hemisphere.

Ferret

The ferret is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat, as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats and produce hybrid offspring. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because of their long, slender bodies. Including their tail, the average length of a ferret is about 50 cm (20 in); they weigh between 0.7 and 2.0 kg ; and their fur can be black, brown, white, or a mixture of those colours. The species is sexually dimorphic, with males being considerably larger than females.

festive

Adjective

1. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
2. In the mood to celebrate.

ferret

Noun

1. A long-bodied domesticated mammal of the species Mustela furo, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
2. A black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).

Verb

1. To hunt game with ferrets.
2. To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.