bicentennials
Two-century anniversary events
Bicentennials are 200th anniversaries, typically of significant historical events like the founding of a nation, city, or institution.
The term combines the Latin prefix bi- (two) with centennial (100-year anniversary).
In the United States, bicentennial most often refers to the celebration of the nation's 200th birthday in 1976, which featured parades, commemorative coins, and patriotic festivities across the country.
The town planned months of events for its bicentennial.
Creating an organization originally
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- colonialOf occupied territories
- independenceFreedom from external control
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
patriots · heritage · legacy · archives · chronicles · historical · artifacts · monuments
Ceremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- pageantStaged public display
fireworks · festivities · fanfare · commemoration · jubilee · revelry · reenactment · dedication
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
wreath-laying · monument · plaque · statue · reverence · eulogy · veterans · patriotism
150-year milestone
- tercentennial300th anniversary celebration
- quadricentennial400th anniversary milestone
- quincentennialFive-hundredth anniversary celebration
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
decennial · semicentennial · tricentennial · milestone · landmark · commemoration · observance · two-hundredth
founding
Creating an organization originally
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- colonialOf occupied territories
- independenceFreedom from external control
constitution · patriots · heritage · legacy · archives · chronicles · historical · artifacts · monuments · relics
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
pageant · fireworks · festivities · fanfare · commemoration · jubilee · revelry · reenactment · dedication · tribute
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- honoringRecognizing with respect
dedication · wreath-laying · monument · plaque · statue · reverence · eulogy · veterans · patriotism · solemnity
sesquicentennial
150-year milestone
- tercentennial300th anniversary celebration
- quadricentennial400th anniversary milestone
- quincentennialFive-hundredth anniversary celebration
jubilee · decennial · semicentennial · tricentennial · milestone · landmark · commemoration · observance · two-hundredth · statehood
bicentennialsannuals
Single-season plants
annual celebrations · annual events · centennials · centenaries · millennials
- bicentennial celebrationEvent marking 200 years
- bicentennial quarter1976 commemorative twenty-five-cent piece
- Bicentennial ManAndroid achieving mortality