mela
mela — 名詞
- melasingular
- melasplural
1. a large outdoor gathering in South Asia, often held for a religious or seasonal
廟會；市集
南亞戶外節慶集會，多結合宗教與市集
a large outdoor gathering in South Asia, often held for a religious or seasonal celebration, where crowds come together and traders set up stalls to sell food and goods
Every spring, the village holds a colourful mela beside the river.
每年春天，村子會在河邊舉辦繽紛的 mela。
collocation: hold a mela
Ravindra bought fried sweets and a clay lamp at the autumn mela.
Ravindra 在秋天的 mela 買了炸甜點和一盞陶土油燈。
Thousands of pilgrims gathered at the riverbank for the religious mela.
成千上萬的朝聖者聚集在河岸，參加這場宗教 mela。
Rania set up a small stall selling bangles during the town's mela.
Rania 在鎮上的 mela 擺了個小攤，賣手環。
The streets filled with music and dancing as the mela began at dusk.
隨著 mela 在黃昏開始，街道上滿是音樂與舞蹈。
- fair
general English for a public event with stalls and amusements, without the South Asian cultural or religious sense
- festival
broader; any organised celebration, not specifically an outdoor event with market stalls
- carnival
stresses parades, costumes, and entertainment rather than a market or religious gathering
用法筆記
Common in South Asian English (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh); usually appears with a word naming the occasion — trade mela, book mela, or kumbh mela.