the act of celebrating: We want to do something special in celebration of Amy’s great new job.
a party or other festive event for celebrating something: Don’t you think the birthday celebrations for preschoolers in this neighborhood are a bit over the top?
Origin of celebration
First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin celebrātiōn- (stem of celebrātiō ) “large gathering, widespread use, celebration (of a festival)”; see celebrate, -ion
“In celebration of Burn Your Mask Day we decided to spread some freedom dust over the shoppers and employees of Target!”
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider does not approve of anti-maskers using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’|radmarya|September 17, 2020|Fortune
Their clients are often spending hundreds of thousands, or even millions, on their celebration.
Couples spend thousands on a wedding photographer for that perfect shot|Rachel King|September 6, 2020|Fortune
On that note, let’s take a look at the celebrations of their lives via the windows of their souls.
We Hear Dead People: Our Favorite Posthumous Hip-Hop Albums. Ever|Joshua Eferighe|August 31, 2020|Ozy
When Lizzie Post, the great-great-granddaughter of etiquette legend Emily Post, received Lachevre’s notice about her wedding changes, she says she cheered up reading it, rather than feeling like she was uninvited from the celebration.
How to update your guests about your pandemic wedding plans|Brooke Henderson|August 29, 2020|Fortune
So go ahead and forgive, since there’s more celebration than death-watch here anyhow, and each small sweetness will make you wish you’d known Perry, too.
Learning to parent your parent|Terri Schlichenmeyer|August 21, 2020|Washington Blade
The prison camp island nation known as Cuba erupted in celebration.
Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resulting photographs are a celebration, bringing to life the peerless spirit embodied by The Macallan.
The Restaurant, Flask, And Photography Worthy of The Macallan Whisky||December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is no celebration too small for a little bit of bubbly.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Carrie Bradshaw in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dedee was in the midst of a prayer of celebration when the call came.
‘Her Survival Was a Miracle’: The 6-Year-Old Who Beat Ebola|Wade C.L. Williams|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But what is supposed to be a celebration of the genre soon feels like the last gasp of a golden era gone by.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In time of war the Athenians send to their foes safe conducts to induce them to assist at the celebration.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines|John Claudius Pitrat
Herodotus says that the Egyptians prepared themselves by fasting for the celebration of the great festival of Isis.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
"Well, that calls for celebration," said Mickey, as she drank her whiskey.
Hookers|Richard F. Mann
Have written a poem for the Hudson and Fulton celebration, September 28.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards
How much is it to be wished, that in both the celebration of nature and of God were intrusted to none but men of noble minds!
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe