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the festive season
noun[ S ]
UKuk /ˈfes.tɪv ˌsiː.zən/ us /ˈfes.tɪv ˌsiː.zən/
the period around Christmas and New Year（圣诞节和新年的）节期
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Celebrations, parties & special occasions
afterparty
April Fool's Day
baby shower
bachelor party
backslapping
Day of the Dead
dinner
dinner dance
Easter egg hunt
fayre
masked ball
masquerade
mela
Mother's Day
New Year's Eve
tea party
trick-or-treating
Valentine's Day
wassail
wassailer
He had naturally shut up The Manor during the festive season, as the villagers expected coals and blankets and port wine and plum-puddings, which he had neither the money nor the inclination to supply.
How glad I am when the festive season draws to a close, and the last petitioner for Christmas-boxes goes on his way rejoicing.
If you've ever stayed with dull people during what is alleged to be the festive season, you can probably revise that saying.
It needed perhaps all the music that could be mustered in the town to remind the beleaguered garrison and inhabitants that the festive season was upon them.
There were no jellies, no tempting hams, no imported puddings nor nude poultry, none of the solid, savoury things associated with the festive season.
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