festivity

Example Sentences

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Yet amid all the elaborate cultural festivity around the girl’s arrival at womanhood, there’s a sobering catch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024

It's still only November, but the Christmas TV adverts are coming in thick and fast, bringing a sprinkling of festivity to our screens.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

Dozens sat around a garden table in Bortnychi village under a tent decorated with balloons and garlands for a day of festivity steeped in Ukrainian rural tradition.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

And although the pseudo-holiday did begin as a festivity just for the "gals," Galentine's Day has transformed into an inclusive celebration in recent years.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

All in the space of a night events had moved from festivity to a crisis, and he, Matthias, had taken a major role in both.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques