festive event

collocation in English

meaningsoffestiveandevent

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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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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition offestiveandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is usually afestiveeventobserved with meetings for prayer and music and dancing.
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Prior to the mid 19th century it was used more generally, at any celebratory orfestiveevent.
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By the 19th century this tradition had become afestiveevent, and it continues today.
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Since the festival was introduced, the ceremony has managed to attract a variety of outsiders to thefestiveevent.
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The monthly races are festive events, with music and barbecue adding to the fun spirit.
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She was invited by him to various festive events.
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Traditional festive events include dances every night, ptanque and belotte tournaments, and a very popular game of loto.
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Tar performance has an essential place in weddings and different social gatherings, festive events and public concerts.
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Thus, it has historically been played outdoors during festive events such as weddings and holidays.
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The workshops, kitchens, living quarters, storerooms, and other ancillary chambers were usually grouped in the form of a quadrangle, inside which religious celebrations and other festive events often took place.
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They are performed during different festive events.
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