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Each city has its own Carnival, but none, not even the revelry of Mardi Gras, is as spectacular as Brooklyn's.
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Peter Noel, Village Voice, 6 Sept. 1994
Wassailing is an ancient English custom, part of the feasts and revelry of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which have been revived in Colonial Williamsburg.
—Joan P. Dutton, The Williamsburg Cookbook, 1975
The tall minister stood again at the altar. He waited for the song and the revelry to die.
—Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969
The small birds were taking their farewell banquets. In the fullness of their revelry, they fluttered, chirping and frolicking from bush to bush, and tree to tree …
—Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1820
the lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry
Peter Noel, Village Voice, 6 Sept. 1994
Wassailing is an ancient English custom, part of the feasts and revelry of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which have been revived in Colonial Williamsburg.
—Joan P. Dutton, The Williamsburg Cookbook, 1975
The tall minister stood again at the altar. He waited for the song and the revelry to die.
—Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969
The small birds were taking their farewell banquets. In the fullness of their revelry, they fluttered, chirping and frolicking from bush to bush, and tree to tree …
—Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1820
the lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry
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Mardi Gras is truly a global phenomenon and every celebration is different, even if they are all tied to the liturgical calendar and the same principal of wild revelry.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
When this night of revelry abruptly ends, with a slightly intoxicated Nati sneaking off into the night, only to be sideswiped by a car while crossing the road, the incredible vacuum left by his death is immediately felt.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
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Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
—Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Dive into all the glamour and revelry of the night, below.
—Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
When this night of revelry abruptly ends, with a slightly intoxicated Nati sneaking off into the night, only to be sideswiped by a car while crossing the road, the incredible vacuum left by his death is immediately felt.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
Advertisement
Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
—Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Dive into all the glamour and revelry of the night, below.
—Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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