How to say "festivities" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 催しもよおしnounThe common, neutral choice: festivities as an organized event or function — a gathering arranged for people to attend and enjoy. When you simply mean 'an event', this is the word.
- 祝言しゅうげんnounA less common word: festivities as a celebration, specifically the festivities held to celebrate a marriage — a wedding celebration. Outside that context you will seldom need it.
- 祭騒ぎまつりさわぎnounFestivities as merrymaking: the boisterous, noisy fun of a festival rather than the organized occasion itself. A less common, vivid word — choose it when the revelry itself is the point.
Choose 「催し」 for festivities as an organized event or function; 祝言 is a less common word for a wedding celebration; 「祭騒ぎ」 paints festivities as boisterous merrymaking.
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Japanese equivalents
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