festivity
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In 2008, John Swansburg argued that we should ditch this particular festivity: “Seems like a nice idea, the birthday dinner. It is not. It is a tedious, wretched affair.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Marco Piemontese’s striking period costumes conjured the artists’ milieu, and Marcus Doshi’s lighting evoked both festivity and the tragedy of the ending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Sure, the annual festivity has its fair share of signature Thanksgiving foods, but it can be hard — and frankly, overwhelming — to choose which specific dishes you’d like for your own, curated menu.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
Thankful’s wedding was the first festivity Wethersfield had enjoyed since the sickness.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
While the food bank's doors close on Christmas Day, meals they have provided mean more people can enjoy the festivities.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
An 11-story Catrina -- an elegantly dressed female skeleton -- stands in the Zocalo, the capital's main square, as part of this year's festivities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
And when the festivities ended, one Aubuchon customer, a woman who had recently lost her own cat, arranged to take home something very special.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Halloween festivities start early in the day at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
This year, for the first time since Haymitch won, the final stop on the tour will be 12, and the Capitol will spring for the festivities.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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