festivities

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The festivities were in full swing – and that was before the team got to Baden-Baden, a quiet spa town which would soon become dancing-on-the-tables party central.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Saturday's festivities outside and inside parliament are laden with symbolism, featuring flags and music that pays tribute to Hungary's EU membership, its sizeable Roma minority and ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring countries.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The wedding festivities spanned two days in New York’s Hudson Valley and incorporated a summer camp theme.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Business leaders, Supreme Court justices, cabinet secretaries and Trump family members attended the White House festivities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Some of the students who had been around the school longer, and had caught the full spirit of the end-of-the-year festivities, hugged and kissed and shook hands with each other; some even cried.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane