pageants

parade

Ceremonial public procession

• pompOstentatious display of dignity
• grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
• extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment

display · splendor · floats · costumes · theatricality · showmanship · flamboyance · majesty · tableau · festival

coronation

Ceremony installing a sovereign

• processionFormal moving line
• crowningInstalling as monarch
• inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony

commencement · enthronement · investiture · ritual · tribute · homage · fanfare · regalia · royalty · court

contest

Organized competitive event

• contestantCompetition participant
• crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
• tiaraOrnamental feminine headband

sash · winner · runner-up · judging · judges · finalist · trophy · title · reign · ranking

talent show

Amateur performance contest

• monologueUninterrupted solo address
• danceRhythmic bodily movement
• singingVocal music-making

baton twirling · choreography · rehearsal · stage · spotlight · routine · presentation · modeling · walk · turn

glamour

Fascinating, elegant attractiveness

• eleganceRefined, graceful quality
• gownsElegant full-length dresses
• makeupProducts for beautifying faces

hair · styling · fashion · photogenic · complexion · radiance · poise · gracefulness · cosmetics · wardrobe

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

• customsTraditional practices or import taxes
• cultureCollective social practices
• historyRecord of past events

legacy · celebration · festivity · holidays · commemoration · folklore · regional · national · homecoming · harvest

• Fashion Competitionsrunway show, runway shows, catwalk, design competition, design competitions
• stage showsplays, musicals, dramas, comedies, tragedies
• medieval dramamystery plays, morality plays, passion plays, religious drama, religious plays
• celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
• festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
• medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry