What is a PARTY in Spanish?

"Hey, join our a party! More a fiesta than a party!"
The most obvious answer is FIESTA, but that's the problem precisely: is the most obvious but not the only one.
PARTY can also refer to a PARTIDO as in Partido Político. If other people and you gather together for a special purpose then that is also a PARTY as in a Hunting Party for example which in Spansih would only be un Grupo de Caza.
Then again  a PARTY is not exactly a FIESTA. A social gathering with friends and family to have snacks and refreshments along some music, and alcohol perhaps, is a what in the United States they call a PARTY, but our FIESTAS are much more fun than that especially because we can turn up the music and dance all night long.
Also a FIESTA can have a sacred meaning as in Christmas which in Spanish es una FIESTA religiosa but in English is a Religious Holiday.                    

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