祝 典(しゅくてん)

しゅくてん

noun

celebratory ceremony; celebration

formal

1. celebratory ceremony; celebration; festive occasion

A formal ceremony or event held to celebrate a significant occasion such as an anniversary, founding, or achievement. More formal and literary than everyday words for 'celebration.'

創立(そうりつ)記念(きねん)の祝典(しゅくてん)が開(ひら)かれた。

A founding anniversary celebration was held.

盛大(せいだい)な祝典(しゅくてん)に多(おお)くの来賓(らいひん)が招(まね)かれた。

Many guests of honor were invited to the grand celebration.

独立(どくりつ)百周年(ひゃくしゅうねん)を祝(いわ)う祝典(しゅくてん)が全国各地(ぜんこくかくち)で催(もよお)された。

Celebrations marking the hundredth anniversary of independence were held throughout the country.

Compound of 祝(しゅく) ('celebration') and 典(てん) ('ceremony; canon'). A formal, somewhat literary word used for official celebrations of milestones, anniversaries, and national events.

Usage

More elevated in register than お祝(いわ)い or 祝賀会(しゅくがかい)
Often appears in written announcements, news reports, and official documents
Implies a planned, organized event rather than a spontaneous celebration

Common collocations

祝典(しゅくてん)を挙行(きょこう)する: to hold a celebration ceremony
祝典(しゅくてん)に出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend a celebration
創立(そうりつ)祝典(しゅくてん): founding ceremony
盛大(せいだい)な祝典(しゅくてん): grand celebration

Similar words

祝賀会(しゅくがかい): celebration party — a social gathering to celebrate, less formal
式典(しきてん): ceremony — a broader term for any formal ceremony, not necessarily celebratory
お祝(いわ)い: celebration; congratulation — everyday word for celebrating, much less formal

Related Words

Compare: 祝賀会(しゅくがかい) (celebration party)

Compare: 式典(しきてん) (ceremony)

Compare: お祝(いわ)い (celebration)

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