festivity
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In 2008, John Swansburg argued that we should ditch this particular festivity: “Seems like a nice idea, the birthday dinner. It is not. It is a tedious, wretched affair.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Marco Piemontese’s striking period costumes conjured the artists’ milieu, and Marcus Doshi’s lighting evoked both festivity and the tragedy of the ending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Olympics, the festivity and camaraderie in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
In both his dress and his manner, he disdained all festivity.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
The southern African country, home to the world's largest elephant population, is holding nationwide festivities on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Every year, a person of special importance serves as the ceremonial guitar string cutter to open the festivities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Since the wedding, the Trumps have released scores of photos and videos of the festivities.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
At Harvard’s reunion festivities in June, President Alan Garber sat for a Q&A, posed for a class photo and told alumni of the university’s efforts to embrace “sincere and rigorous debate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Only one person wasn’t joining in the festivities.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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