festivities

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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 fallout has transformed what is usually an ebullient milestone moment for the U.S.’s pick into a wary week of fractious festivities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Most of the festivities passed off without incident, as crowds gathered in many areas of Paris after PSG's 1-1 draw in Munich.

From BBC • May 7, 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

Since Aureliano Segundo had taken charge of the house those festivities were a common thing, even when there was no motive as proper as the birth of a Pope.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez