festivity

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fes·tiv·i·ty /feˈstɪvəti/ noun

1 festivities [plural]CELEBRATE things such as drinking, eating, or dancing that are done to celebrate a special occasion 慶祝活動，慶典

The festivities started with a procession through the town.

慶祝活動以全城巡遊開場。

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festivities• Fourth of July festivities at Huntington Beach

2 CELEBRATE[uncountableU] a happy feeling that exists when people celebrate something 歡樂，歡慶

There was an air of festivity in the village.

村裏一片歡慶氣氛。

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festivity• Carnivals are about excitement and festivity.• In April, a four-day break, including Sevillian Easter festivities costs from £667.• These happy festivities still occasionally take place.• And she may not show up for the swearing-in and other inaugural festivities the following day.• Are you prepared for all the festivities?• At present, however, the festivities seem light years away, having been eclipsed by a fiscal crisis of mammoth proportions.• The Christmas tree has been part of the festivities in Britain since the last century.• The festivities on stage are punctuated by periodic announcements of prizes.• It would be a remarkable party, and already our apartment was acquiring a quality of exaggerated and unrestrained festivity.

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