Sentence examples for festive commemorations from inspiring English sources

Part of the reason for the absence of festive commemorations is the confusion surrounding the holiday.

There remained, to the very last, a festive air to the commemorations in a week that saw more toyi-toying than tears.

From "Message in a Bottle" to "Roxanne", Sting's concert feels like a plain commemoration and a festive party at the same time – an ambivalence the British artist seems to be deliberately maintaining, helped by Ibrahim Maalouf who came on stage to play on "Fragile" and "Inch Allah".

Following the commemoration, the family meets in Rina and David's house and eat a "festive meal .b Rina likes to say that this is her festival -- the "Victory over Hitler Festival".

The commemorations will fade.

Festive din.

"Very... festive".

Feeling festive?

Festive, too.

How festive.

Festive attire encouraged.