festivity
ਤਿਉਹਾਰ
definition
noun
the season of festivity and goodwill
the celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way.
example
On the last evening of the 'festivity' , the deity really appeared to shed tears in anticipation of her imminent departure.
This year I'm getting three times as much 'festivity' by celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving, US Thanksgiving and Christmas.
a time of great rejoicing and 'festivity'
The mosque goers will also hear Indonesian Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra speak during Friday prayers during the 'festivity' , the first Indonesian in 300 years to do so in South Africa, Philander said.
They all dismounted and were taken into a great hall, where a glowing fire already was lit to provide warmth during the night and to give light for the 'festivity' that was about to take place.
Originally Olympics took the form of a local 'festivity' , designed to provide a forum for friendly competition.
In an age when every moment of 'festivity' is celebrated only by being swallowed by the endless advertising of Multi-National Corporations, it's easy to forget what life truly is about.
The anti-Valentine zealots of Shiv Sena are not just grouching about a harmless 'festivity' .
Come December and the shops get ready for the season and an air of 'festivity' is all around.
This occasion is celebrated with much 'festivity' - dancing, eating, and drinking.
Beyond the night itself they have made tremendous efforts to maintain a sense of 'festivity' with their Winter Festival programmes of mulled wine and international market stalls.
Her going to the 'festivity' could have saved her sister's life, but she had been selfish, thinking only of her popularity and of her new friends.
After almost two years of gasping for anything that seems to work, Washington and London could not wait to begin the 'festivity' on the basis of pure symbolism.
she had caught Susan taking a bunch of bouquets at the conclusion of an earlier 'festivity'
Even though the appearance put in by the celebrity was all too brief (her name did not figure in the invitation card), the dose of glamour proved to be just the kind of kick start desired by the organisers, in this season of 'festivity' .
Weddings are an important 'festivity' in the islands and are influenced by Cape Verdeans' African roots.
It defies the cold grip of the season by indulging in 'festivity' .
That all changed when I saw an advertisement in the newspaper for a grand 'festivity' sure to be remembered forever in the annals of history.
Over the years, other temples in the city too have begun celebrating Pongala in varying degrees of 'festivity' and all of them have turned out to be occasions exclusively for women.
The 'festivity' of the season brought joy to Sheenara.
It is planned over a period of 6 months, and culminates in weekend of celebration and splendid 'festivity' .
Beginning as a domestic 'festivity' , Ganesha Chaturthi has long since been raised to the status of a public festival.
The bunting still flying after the Tinnahinch v Castletown for the county final gave the village an atmosphere of 'festivity' with plenty to celebrate.
The Carnival in Rio is a 'festivity' that unites enthusiasts of all classes on the streets.
In fact, during the 'festivity' , the whole market will be illuminated for the event.
The championship hosted a Bulgarian 'festivity' marking the 75th birthday of the president of the European Boxing Federation and vice president, Emil Zhechev.
Everyone seemed to be having a good time, notwithstanding the truncating of the 'festivity' by the customary extra day, Sunday.
The treasure of the piece has to be Donner and Blitzen, an archetypal Christmas track complete with sleighbells; full of enough good will to summon up the spirit of 'festivity' in May.
The annual Killybegs Festival was an extravaganza of display and 'festivity' to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation.
Carnival, an important festival that precedes Lent, is celebrated with much 'festivity' .
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