"rocket festival" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rocket festivals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rocket festival (plural rocket festivals)
  1. A festival at which rockets are set off, especially as celebrated in Laos and north-east Thailand to welcome the start of the rainy season. Wikipedia link: Rocket Festival Categories (topical): Rocketry Categories (place): Laos, Thailand Translations (festival in which rockets are set off): ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ (english: bun bang fai) (Lao)
    Sense id: en-rocket_festival-en-noun-RintBMCQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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