祝典(しゅくてん)

しゅくてん
noun
celebratory ceremony; celebration
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(おいわい) 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(おいわい): celebration; congratulation — everyday word for celebrating, much less formal
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