kermesse

kirmess, fair

“dans les parcs et les stades, on chantait, on dansait, on riait, on organisait de grandes kermesses tonitruantes.” — In the parks and stadiums, we sang, we danced, we laughed, we organised raucous fêtes.

From Dutch kermis, a bastardization of kerk (“church”) + mis (“mass”). Compare German Kirmes (“church mass”).