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  2. Naming ceremony - Wikipedia

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    It is also known as Machabu Byakegu in Newari. This ceremony is normally small and celebrated amongst close family. The name assigned in the ceremony may not be the child's legal or preferred name, but is usually reserved for religious activities and horoscope. The next ceremony that succeeds nwaran ceremony is the pasni (celebration).

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a party or celebration "they're having a little bash this weekend" (orig. US, but now probably more common in UK than US) bath (pl.) swimming pool (v.) to bathe, or give a bath to, example have a bath (US: take a bath meaning bathe) (n.) plumbing fixture for bathing *(US: bathtub) (n.) the act of bathing

  4. Baby shower - Wikipedia

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    Sprinkles or mistings are small showers for a subsequent child, especially a child who is of a different gender than the previous offspring. [22] [5] A sip and see party is a celebration usually planned by the new parents after the baby's birth, so that friends and family can sip on refreshments and meet the new baby.

  5. Party - Wikipedia

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    A birthday cake with lit novelty candles Children at a birthday party. A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the person who is being honored. While there is historical precedent for birthday parties for the rich and powerful throughout history, the tradition extended to middle-class Americans around the nineteenth century and took on more modern norms and ...

  6. Potluck - Wikipedia

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    Various Korean dishes at a potluck. Potluck dinners are events where the attendees bring a dish to a meal. [7] The only traditional rule is that each dish be large enough to be shared among a good portion of the anticipated guests.

  7. Confetti - Wikipedia

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    Paper confetti being thrown at a wedding in the United Kingdom A scattering of metallic confetti Confetti falls down on the Rose Bowl field after the victory of the Longhorns against the Trojans at the 2006 Rose Bowl, which was played on the 4 January 2006 (NCAA game), part of its post-game celebration. Confetti are small pieces or streamers of ...

  8. Opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    It is seen as a celebration of the business and the community it serves. The ritual originated in the ancient ceremony to open the Cloth Fair at Bartholomew the Great , London . Since 1133 , the Lord Mayor of London would open the fair each year by ceremonially cutting a piece of cloth.

  9. Utsava - Wikipedia

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    'special occasion'), [1] also referred to as Utsavam, generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion, mostly associated with Hinduism. [2] [3] It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure. [4] The Sanskrit word utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or ...