Celebration and Holiday

Celebration

Celebration noun - A time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something.
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Synonyms for Celebration

Holiday is a synonym for celebration in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Holiday" instead a noun "Celebration", when it comes to topics like wonder, festivity, fete, feast.

Holiday

Holiday noun - A period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended.

Celebration is a synonym for holiday in pleasure topic. You can use "Celebration" instead a noun "Holiday", if it concerns topics such as thing, wonder, festivity, fete.

Nearby Words: holidayed, holidaying

How words are described

musical musical celebration musical holiday
special special celebration special holiday
long long celebration long holiday
elaborate elaborate celebration elaborate holiday
Other adjectives: similar, typical, public, popular, small, actual, big, happy, important, major, religious, traditional, general, national, joyous, official, Christian, local, annual, upcoming, non-denominational.

Both words in one sentence

  • Everything's Better with Cows On the holiday Gopastami they honor cows although this may be more a celebration of cowherding than of the cows themselves.
  • Western Animation / Donkey Kong Country Christmas Episode: One episode appears to focus on a holiday known as "Festival of Lights Day" (Day appears to actually be in the name of the celebration).
  • On top of that, they had previously announced that they would honor a two-day ceasefire to allow the celebration of the holiday.
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