noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , great , noisy
▪ little , quiet , small
▪ family
▪ joyous
▪
a joyous ~ of life
▪ double
▪
a double birthday ~
▪ special
▪ national , official , public , street ( esp. BrE )
▪
Poor weather prevented the official ~s from taking place.
▪ anniversary , birthday , centenary ( BrE ), centennial ( esp. AmE ), festive , holiday ( AmE ), victory , wedding (usually with celebrations )
▪
50th anniversary ~s
▪ Christmas , Fourth of July , Independence Day , New Year , etc. (usually with celebrations )
▪ religious
VERB + CELEBRATION
▪ have , hold
▪
They held a special ~ in his honour/honor.
▪ join , join in
▪
I hope you'll join in the ~s.
▪ attend
CELEBRATION + NOUN
▪ dinner , party
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ of
▪
They organized a dinner in ~ of the year's successes.
PHRASES
▪ a cause for ~
▪
The victory was a cause for great ~.
▪ a ~ of sb's life , a ~ to mark sth
▪
They held a ~ to mark forty years of the service.