2. Noun. the events that happen at a festival ¹
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Definition of Festivities
1. festivity [n] - See also: festivity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Festivities
Literary usage of Festivities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs, Lydia Maria Francis Child (1861)
"CHRISTMAS festivities. CHRISTMAS was approaching. Grandmother brought me materials,
and I busied myself making some new garments and little playthings for ..."
2. ... Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia: An Historical Novel by Luise Mühlbach (1893)
"festivities were succeeded by festivities, amusements by amusements, and these
days of Erfurt glided by in friendship, pleasure, and love. ..."
3. The Khasis by Philip Richard Thornhagh Gurdon (1914)
"festivities, DOMESTIC AND TRIBAL. Dancing forms the principal part of all the
Khasi festivities, and is an important adjunct of some of their religious ..."
4. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1904)
"... and the rooms over which he is custodian are used by the Czar and his Court
as the scene of great festivities, Court banquets, and State dances. ..."
5. Memoirs of Karoline Bauer: From the German by Karoline Bauer (1885)
"... and me to co-operate in the festivities which the town of Prague was preparing
for the coronation of Kaiser Ferdinand I. as King of Bohemia. ..."
6. The Manners & Customs of the Modern Egyptians by Edward William Lane (1908)
"The next festivities in a family are generally those consequent on the birth of
... The festivities occasioned by the birth of a son are always greater than ..."
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