Festival
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
まつり
While at a festival, a guy named Matt has to go to the bathroom. Matt’s urine (まつり) has been filling up his bladder ever since he began drinking that 64oz cup of soda. Matt’s urine is ready to bust out at any moment. He really has to go to the bathroom.
This word can also be written 祭り, and the pronunciation stays the same.
祭の屋台で売ってるりんごあめがすきなんです。
I like the candy apples they sell from food stands at festivals.
こないだの日よう日のお祭りで、かれ氏と初めて手をつないだんだ。
At the last Sunday's festival, me and my boyfriend held hands for the first time.
日本の多くのお祭は、仏教や神道と結びついています。
Many Japanese festivals have connections to Buddhism or Shintoism.