Is there a difference between a カーニバル and an お祭り?


Is there a difference between a カーニバル and an お祭り? I researched the terms on
Jisho. Does it have to do with the duration or type of the activities? Thank
you.




祭り refers to festivals in general; it can refer to all sorts of festivals all
over the world, religious or non-religious.

カーニバル specifically refers to
[carnivals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival) celebrated in Christian
countries, or events derived from that. It's also commonly associated with
Samba since Rio's Carnival is world-famous. Japan is not a Christian country,
so there is no traditional Japanese カーニバル. Simply, if a foreign event is
called "XYZ Carnival" in English, it is called "XYZカーニバル" in Japanese, too.




祭り refers to festivals in general; it can refer to all sorts of festivals all
over the world, religious or non-religious.

カーニバル specifically refers to
[carnivals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival) celebrated in Christian
countries, or events derived from that. It's also commonly associated with
Samba since Rio's Carnival is world-famous. Japan is not a Christian country,
so there is no traditional Japanese カーニバル. Simply, if a foreign event is
called "XYZ Carnival" in English, it is called "XYZカーニバル" in Japanese, too.

