festivities

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Brown’s son and four daughters and Scott’s three sons, all from previous marriages, were on hand for the festivities, the site said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Meghan Kobza’s “The Masquerade” unmasks the festivities of 18th-century London, where the commercial “middling sort” acquired the numbers and money to emulate the private entertainments of kings and aristocrats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Austria gets a free pass because it won last year, and is hosting this year's festivities.

From BBC • May 14, 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

During the festivities I thought about the biggest celebration we used to have in my town at the end of the year.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah