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

Hundreds more gathered for parties that media outlets hosted on site before the main festivities began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Amid the all-night festivities, nineteen young Vietnamese men gathered at a car repair shop.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin