Festivities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Festivity \Fes*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Festivities}. [L. festivitas:
     cf. F. festivit['e].]
     1. The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration
        of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety.
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              The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth.
                                                    --Bp. Hurd.
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     2. A festival; a festive celebration. --Sir T. Browne.
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