celebrations
Parties marking occasions
Celebrations are events or activities that mark special occasions with enjoyment and festivity.
A birthday party, a wedding reception, and fireworks on New Year's Eve are all celebrations.
The word implies gathering, often with food, drink, and ceremony: The celebrations went on all night.
Any expression of triumph or joy can be called a celebration: a celebration of life, a celebration of her achievements.
Organized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
pageant · fête · bash · shindig · extravaganza · merrymaking · jubilee · jamboree
Recurring memorial date
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- promotionRank increase or publicity
engagement · birthday · quinceañera · bat mitzvah · bar mitzvah · baptism · christening · confirmation
Gathering after separation
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
soiree · get-together · potluck · function · affair · dinner party · cocktail party · house party
Intense positive emotion
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
delight · euphoria · cheerfulness · merriment · revelry · triumph · gratitude · excitement
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- customHabitual group practice
- observanceKeeping of customs
commemoration · sacrament · liturgy · blessing · consecration · ordination · benediction · procession
Hindu festival of lights
- EidIslamic holy celebration
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- KwanzaaAfrican-American cultural holiday
Lunar New Year · Carnival · Mardi Gras · Oktoberfest · Day of the Dead · Holi · Nowruz · Juneteenth
festival
Organized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
gala · pageant · fête · bash · shindig · extravaganza · merrymaking · jubilee · jamboree · party
anniversary
Recurring memorial date
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
promotion · engagement · birthday · quinceañera · bat mitzvah · bar mitzvah · baptism · christening · confirmation · housewarming
reunion
Gathering after separation
ball · soiree · get-together · potluck · function · affair · dinner party · cocktail party · house party · cookout
joy
Intense positive emotion
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
glee · delight · euphoria · cheerfulness · merriment · revelry · triumph · gratitude · excitement · enthusiasm
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- customHabitual group practice
observance · commemoration · sacrament · liturgy · blessing · consecration · ordination · benediction · procession · vigil
Diwali
Hindu festival of lights
Kwanzaa · Lunar New Year · Carnival · Mardi Gras · Oktoberfest · Day of the Dead · Holi · Nowruz · Juneteenth · Bastille Day
- festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- community buildingpotluck, cookout, block party, barn raising, quilting bee
- Community Lifetraditions, neighborhood, customs, village, festivals
- cultural eventscultural festivals, heritage festivals, folk festival, folk festivals, heritage festival
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
celebrationsmourning
Period following loss
funerals · wakes · memorials · lamentations · vigils
celebrationsabstinences
Practices of self-denial
austerities · solemnities · fasts · fasting · penances
- touchdown celebrationsRituals after scoring points
- birthday celebrationsAnnual personal milestone events
- national celebrationCountry-wide commemorative observance
- family celebrationFestive gathering of relatives
- street celebrationPublic gathering on roads
- celebration songsMusic marking special occasions