Cultural Celebrations Vocabulary

verb to acknowledge a significant event or occasion with festivities or other social gatherings

• The company will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a grand gala event.
• Let's celebrate your birthday with a fun party at my place.
• We're gonna celebrate the end of finals with a huge bash!
• Sometimes, it's important to celebrate the small victories in life.

noun a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk or country music, dancing, and sometimes storytelling or other entertainment

• The community center is hosting a hootenanny to celebrate the town's anniversary.
• I heard there's gonna be a hootenanny at the park this weekend, wanna go?
• Let's throw a hootenanny in the backyard and invite all our friends!
• The political debate turned into a real hootenanny with everyone shouting over each other.

noun a large gathering or celebration, typically involving a lot of people and activities

• The annual scout jamboree will be held next month in the national park.
• Are you going to the jamboree this weekend? It's gonna be so much fun!
• I heard the jamboree last night was lit! Wish I could've gone.
• The company's team-building retreat felt like a jamboree of ideas and creativity.

noun Juneteenth

• Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.
• Juneteenth is a day to celebrate freedom and equality for all.
• Juneteenth is a time to turn up and honor our ancestors.
• Juneteenth is like a beacon of hope shining brightly in the history of our nation.