Celebration (party)

A celebration is a joyous observation on the occasion of either something joyful that is happening or has just happened:

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• a birth, etc., see below
• passing anexamination
• a success in sport, business, etc.
• having got a better or own home
• having got a (better) job
• being released from hospital, prison, kidnapping

or commemorating something joyous that happened in the past, e.g. a whole or round number of years ago, and for which the consequences still continue, e.g.:

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• birthday if the person is still alive
• wedding if the partners are still together
• a country became independent or liberated, which is still the case

The celebration may also be on the occasion of a special day in general, or of a festival e.g. New Year, Christmas, Diwali.

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See also gift.

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