welcoming ceremony
Formal greeting event
A welcoming ceremony is a formal event held to receive and honor someone arriving at a place—a new employee, a visiting dignitary, an incoming student.
Such ceremonies typically include speeches, introductions, and symbolic gestures marking the person's acceptance into a community: The university holds a welcoming ceremony for freshmen each fall.
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- greetingExpression of welcome
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- grand entranceOstentatious way to appear
handshake · ribbon-cutting · fanfare · procession · roll out the red carpet · toast · banquet · podium · opening remarks · applause · embrace · hospitality · standing ovation · threshold · entrance · bouquet · dignitaries · speeches
- Baby Ritualsbaby blessing, baby dedication, brit milah, bris, baptism
- PolynesiaHawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji
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Event honoring departure
send-off · bon voyage party · funeral · memorial service · valediction
welcoming ceremonyexpulsion
Forced permanent removal
banishment · deportation · eviction · excommunication · ostracism
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