celebration

1 a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event [syn: jubilation]

2 any joyous diversion [syn: festivity]

3 the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: solemnization, solemnisation]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
2. The act, process of showing gratitude as an event in a group.

Translations

Celebration may refer to:

• Party, a social gathering
• The celebration of the Eucharist
• The observance of a feast day or holiday

Celebration may also be:

• Celebration (song), a song by Kool & The Gang, notably covered by Kylie Minogue
• Celebration (Voices With Soul Song), the debut single from girl band, Voices With Soul
• Celebration (band), a Baltimore-based band
• Celebration (musical), a 1969 avante-garde musical theater work by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
• Celebration (play), by Harold Pinter
• Celebration (painting), by Tyeb Mehta
• Celebration, Florida, a community in the United States
• Celebration, alternate title for the 1971 concert film Celebration at Big Sur
• Celebrations, a chocolate collection made by Mars, Inc.
• "A Celebration", a 1982 single by U2
• Star Wars Celebration, an official Star Wars convention
• Celebration (ship), a Holiday Class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines
• The Celebration, 1998 Danish film

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