The general spirit is festive.

It looks festive, doesn't it?

They're very festive for an institution.

(g) Social practices, rituals and festive events.

Well, we seem particularly festive this evening.

These parasites do nothing for this festive day Do anything you like.

So let me pick a suitably festive color for this last property.

These feelings can be festive, even carnival like, as they were in Euro 2008.

As we approach the festive season, my delegation is gratified to take back to the Namibian people your season apos s greetings, Mr. President.

As repeatedly stated by most delegations we are looking forward to a commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary which will not be limited to festive celebrations.

At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge... it is more than usually desirable that some slight provision be made... for the poor and destitute.

As a signal of their seriousness, European governments should think twice before they accept Serbia s invitation to attend the Council of Europe s festive 1,000th meeting in June.

Rumours of a coup d'etat fed wide speculations over the uneasy calm which had set into the general political situation during the festive period and New Year celebrations.

The festive event was attended by various groups, institutions, and thousands of family members who affirmed the call for greater awareness about the rights of persons with special needs.

The vast majority of the electorate voted on 27, 28 and 29 April in a festive atmosphere free of violence, with an estimated voter turnout of 86 per cent. 77

The Cambodian people, by coming forth in their millions in a festive atmosphere of joy and hope for the future, made the election free and fair by their own courage and determination.

No complaint has been lodged with the Albanian State authorities by any secular or church representative of the Orthodox community regarding any obstacle or difficulty connected with the observance of festive religious ceremonies.

It seems to be an annual pattern on the part of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to express willingness to negotiate for peace as the festive season approaches and as the rainy season complicates operations on the ground.

My delegation shares the view that the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations should be not only a festive occasion, but also an opportunity to reaffirm the principles of its Charter and set useful guidelines for its future work.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that all festive ceremonies connected with the Easter holidays of the Albanian Orthodox believers have been and will be normally observed, because Albanian legislation ensures and guarantees for citizens who are believers the freedom of belief and worship.

It even happened that various pieces of family jewellery, which previously the mother and sister had been overjoyed to wear on social and festive occasions, were sold, as Gregor found out in the evening from the general discussion of the prices they had fetched.

Agunda begins her account with the description of a festive yet ordinary morning, warm and very sunny, her walk to school with her mother, the final preparations for the welcoming of the new school year, and her casual chat with friends which was suddenly interrupted by shooting

Aside from a few incidents, described below, polling was conducted in a peaceful and often festive atmosphere, with voters sometimes walking several miles to cast their ballots, apparently undaunted by threats of violence or banditry, rough terrain or the heavy rain that swept much of the country.