joyous occasion
Cause for celebration
A joyous occasion is a happy event that calls for celebration—a wedding, birth, graduation, or reunion.
The phrase is somewhat formal or ceremonial: We're gathered here on this joyous occasion to celebrate the bride and groom.
It often appears in toasts, speeches, and announcements.
- birthday partyAnnual celebration of birth
- sweet sixteenCelebratory sixteenth birthday milestone
- baby showerPre-birth gift gathering
- musicOrganized auditory art
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
golden anniversary · simcha · celebration · feast · festivity · Eid al-Fitr · bliss · cake · cutting the cake · elation · christening · quinceañera · gratitude · happiness · wedding · first dance · jubilation · bar mitzvah
emotional valence of event
joyous occasionfuneral
Service honoring the dead
tragedy · death · memorial service · mourning · wake