merrymakings

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The elders among the people tell the stories at their merrymakings around the camp-fires and within their primitive houses, to amuse and instruct the youth and children.

From Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India by Fleeson, Katherine Neville

But he had been over fond of merrymakings and junketings.

From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)

His type, as it was found on both sides of the Border, is Autolycus, whom Shakespeare must often have met in the flesh about the 'footpath ways,' and at the rustic merrymakings of Warwickshire.

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John

As time went on, our preparations were frequently interrupted by social obligations, farewell visits, dinners, and other merrymakings with friends and kindred far and near.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

The wedding took place all over again, much finer than the first, with festivals and banquets and merrymakings for days and weeks.

From East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen