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| jubilation |
a joyful celebration, as for an anniversary. [1/3 definitions] |
| jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. [1/4 definitions] |
| Juneteenth |
the anniversary and celebration of the day, June 19, 1865, on which the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states was announced in Texas by Union Army forces. Before this date, slaves in Texas, part of the Confederacy, had no way of knowing that they had been freed on January 1, 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation; thus, June 19th, now a Federal holiday, is celebrated each year in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Technically, all slaves became free in the United States upon the adoption of the 13th Amendment at the end of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery everywhere, including in those slave-owning states that had not joined the Confederacy. |
| kick up one's heels |
to have a merry time, as in celebration. |
| -mas |
celebration, feast, or festival. |
| Maying |
the celebration of May Day by dancing, gathering flowers, or crowning a May queen. |
| memorialize |
to honor the memory of, as by an observance or celebration; commemorate. [1/2 definitions] |
| merrymaking |
such an occasion; revel or celebration. [1/2 definitions] |
| Midsummer Day |
the June 24th celebration of the birth of John the Baptist. |
| noisemaker |
someone or something that makes noise, esp. a rattle, horn, or other device used at a party or celebration. |
| noncelebration |
combined form of celebration. |
| oblation |
(cap.) the offering of bread and wine during the celebration of the Eucharist. [1/2 definitions] |
| observance |
celebration; keeping. [1/4 definitions] |
| occasion |
a special event; celebration. [1/5 definitions] |
| ode |
a long, elaborate, usu. rhymed lyrical poem, often in praise or celebration of something or someone, and usu. in a lofty and enthusiastic style. [1/2 definitions] |
| Olympiad |
a celebration of the modern Olympic Games; Olympics. |
| parade |
a public procession of people or things, esp. on the occasion of a celebration or ceremony, and usu. including band music. [1/9 definitions] |
| party |
a social gathering or event created for the purpose of celebration or pleasure and at which there is conversation, refreshment, and, usually, music or some other form of entertainment. [1/8 definitions] |
| presentation |
something that is given, offered, or awarded, as in a formal ceremony or celebration. [1/4 definitions] |
| revel |
(usu. pl.) boisterous celebration; merrymaking. [1/3 definitions] |
| sesquicentennial |
a 15th anniversary or its celebration. [1/2 definitions] |
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