festivity
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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
Sure, the annual festivity has its fair share of signature Thanksgiving foods, but it can be hard — and frankly, overwhelming — to choose which specific dishes you’d like for your own, curated menu.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
Yet amid all the elaborate cultural festivity around the girl’s arrival at womanhood, there’s a sobering catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
All in the space of a night events had moved from festivity to a crisis, and he, Matthias, had taken a major role in both.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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
The wedding festivities then continued for two days.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 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
Perhaps he was even involved in the festivities.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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