#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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