festive season

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After taking a train home to her native Hebei province, Beijing resident Hua Lei told AFP she would observe a subdued festive season.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

For the final three months of the year, which comprise the key festive season, the company logged a like-for-like 9.8% rise in revenue to 1.445 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

CPO prices are expected to hover at around 4,050 ringgit to 4,150 ringgit a ton in the near term as the festive season is expected to support demand in February, Aquidah adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers "traded very strongly across the festive season with like-for-like growth of 7.7%".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Then comes the house of the Misses Brown, in which on Christmas Eve shots were fired, by way of celebrating the festive season.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John