#social_occasion__affair__occasion a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair" supertype: #social_event an event characteristic of persons forming groups subtype: #party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" subtype: #do__bash__brawl an uproarious party subtype: #birthday_party a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth subtype: #cocktail_party an afternoon party at which cocktails are served subtype: #fiesta__fete__feast an elaborate party (often outdoors) subtype: #house_party__houseparty a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house subtype: #jolly (British) a happy party subtype: #tea_party__teaparty a party at which tea is served subtype: #whist_drive__whistdrive (British) a progressive whist party subtype: #celebration an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event subtype: #ceremonial__ceremony__ceremonial_occasion__observance a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" subtype: #circumstance.ceremonial formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance" subtype: #funeral a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral" subtype: #burial__entombment__inhumation__interment__sepulture the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave subtype: #wedding_ceremony__weddingceremony__wedding__nuptials the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed subtype: #pageantry__pageant a rich and spectacular ceremony subtype: #dedication.ceremonial a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose subtype: #rededication a new dedication; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem" subtype: #opening.ceremonial a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise subtype: #memorialization__commemoration__memorialisation a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something subtype: #military_ceremony.ceremonial__militaryceremony a formal ceremony performed by military personnel subtype: #initiation__induction__installation a formal entry into a position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army" subtype: #inaugural__inauguration the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" subtype: #coronation__enthronement__enthronization__enthronisation__investiture the ceremony of installing a new monarch subtype: #bar_mitzvah (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" subtype: #bat_mitzvah__bath_mitzvah__bas_mitzvah__basmitzvah (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility subtype: #exercise.ceremonial (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises" subtype: #commencement_exercise__commencement__commencement_ceremony__graduation__graduation_exercise an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred subtype: #fire_walking the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers subtype: #formalities__formalitie__formality a requirement of etiquette or custom subtype: #photo_opportunity__photoopportunity__photo_op__photoop an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
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