2.festive occasionCELEBRATEa day when you celebrate something special such as a birthday 节庆场合;纪念活动
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festive occasion• The Great Hall had been specially prepared for the festive occasion.• The harvest, or vintage, is a family festive occasion.• It was a festive occasion and the group had baked its own Communionbread.• In Bali a cremation is a festive occasion, lavish and expensive.
3.the festive season/period/holidayRRCthe period around Christmas 圣诞节期间
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the festive season/period/holiday• The Chief Executive's Management Group have agreed that the same approach should be adopted for the festive season 1991/92.• RiverIsland women's range has already got party dresses in for the festive season.• She was furious that the work could not be done during the festive season.• With every good wish for the festive season and the New Year ahead.• We will always be grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked during the festive season, as well as all year round.• The food smelled good to her, reflectingthe festive holidaypreparation.
festive mood• For the 1991 elections, the pollingstation in Lalmatia Girls High School had been in a festive mood.• Richmond, you might say, is in festive mood, and the whole country can benefit from that.
Originfestive
(1600-1700)Latinfestivus, from festum“ceremony of celebration”