celebration

Noun
  1. A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event (synset 107465251)
    is a type of: affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion - a vaguely specified social event
    same as: jubilation
  2. Any joyous diversion (synset 100428985)
    is a type of: diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    subtypes:
    • agon - a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
    • conviviality, jollification, merrymaking - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
    • feria - (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint
    • festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
    • blowout, gala, gala affair, jamboree - a gay festivity
    • ludi saeculares, secular games - the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era
    • victory celebration - a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition
    same as: festivity
  3. The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual (synset 100517142)
    "the celebration of marriage"
    is a type of: ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
    same as: solemnisation, solemnization

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