'merrymaking' is a correct and commonly used word in written English.
It refers to the act of having fun and enjoying oneself in a lively and festive manner. One can use 'merrymaking' in a variety of contexts, such as describing a festive event, celebrating a special occasion, or simply having a good time with friends and loved ones. Example: The town square was filled with laughter, music, and merrymaking as people gathered to celebrate the annual Christmas parade.
The actual day of Muḥammad's birth was preceded by an entire month of merrymaking.
While the magical significance of the primordial festivals may have been largely forgotten and the events reduced to horseplay and merrymaking, the customs and the art objects associated with them persisted.
Less handsome are three mobile turrets of plywood, though their height lends an imposing dimension to the Act 3 clash between the Swiss and Austrians, a scene that here reveals similarities to Verdi's auto-da-fé in "Don Carlos," not least when (in Kim Brandstrup's choreography) ominous figures with whips compel the Swiss to participate in "merrymaking".
After missing the signs of his pot smoking, and those of my former husband's cocaine addiction years ago, my vow never to be duped again had put a damper on merrymaking.
Nor does anyone foresee a change in the peculiarly Irish sociability of an event that for all its evening-dress formalities involves much merrymaking in the town's hotels with copious quantities of Wexford's speciality: a lethal brew of Guinness stout and champagne.
Now enjoying or working on the beach requires an ear cocked for screams of terror among those of merrymaking.
An overused word, gala derives from the Old French "gale," which signifies merrymaking.
In another corner of the park, actors impersonating Frederick and his court staged slapstick scenes and led the audience in German folksongs.Schlössernacht is part light-hearted merrymaking, part nationalist celebration of Germany's cultural heritage.
And bebop was made for listening, not dancing; it was not intended to be played to the accompaniment of clinking glasses and nightclub merrymaking.
Also known as Rangoli Bihu (from rang, meaning merrymaking and fun), it is accompanied by much dancing and singing.
The celebration of that holiday, which dates to at least the 18th century, begins on the evening of April 30, usually with merrymaking related to the drinking of alcoholic beverages, and continues the following day, including more family-related activities.
