festive treat

Seasonal celebratory snack

A festive treat is food or drink associated with celebration—holiday cookies, champagne, candy canes, or similar indulgences reserved for special occasions.

The phrase emphasizes both the celebratory context and the idea of something enjoyed as a reward or pleasure: The office brought out festive treats for the holiday party.

Related

sugar cookie · cookies · cake · yule log · chocolate · sweet · sweet tooth · indulgence · Christmas · merry · party · dessert · Christmas pudding · gingerbread · pudding · eggnog · mince pie · stocking

Opposites
occasion and specialness

festive treatdaily bread

Essential means of living

staple food · comfort food

pleasure and indulgence

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Difficult thing to accept

gruel · famine food · deprivation · bread and water

emotional tone

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Food after interment

famine food

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G