festive celebration

collocation in English

meaningsoffestiveandcelebration

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festive
adjective
uk
/ˈfes.tɪv/us
/ˈfes.tɪv/
having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other ...
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celebration
noun
uk
/ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/
a special social event, such as a party, when you ...
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(Definition offestiveandcelebrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In what is probably the mostfestivecelebrationof the year, students show their appreciation to their teachers.
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The plan to build the new ordination hall came years afterwards, to separate the religious ceremony location from the civicfestivecelebrationlocation.
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The wedding was the mostfestivecelebrationin the history of the margraviate.
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Therefore, the movement titles are meant to evoke the specific parts of suchfestivecelebration.
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They hug, and the larger family ritually congratulate thefestivecelebrationof brother-sister love and protection.
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The campaign emphasises the importance of planning ahead to ensure a safe journey home from festive celebrations.
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He was especially concerned about the difficulties that a ban might present for a large number of festive celebrations which take place at this time of year.
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The timings may changed on the occasion of important festivals, special pujas and other festive celebrations.
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Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations.
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Vraj youth are involved in all occasions offered from the temple such as prayers, food, festive celebrations or any other community services.
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Currently, the newly refurbished town square is popular with locals on weekend nights and also provides as a venue for many public festive celebrations.
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A concern arose, expressed by families of fallen soldiers, to establish a separate memorial day observance distinct from the festive celebrations of national independence.
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Currently, the newly refurbished town square is popular with locals to chill out on weekend nights and also provides a venue for many public festive celebrations.
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