Festival
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
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.
私たちは毎年この町の祭に出ます。
We participate in this town's festival every year.
今日は一年一度の祭りの日です。
Today is the day of the festival that happens once a year.
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.