air of festivity

Surprisingly, there was a brittle air of festivity upon the town.

The reunions, when the boats returned, had an air of festivity about them.

An air of festivity and something more prevailed.

The performances, in segments of about 10 minutes long, fly by, and an air of festivity rules.

The air of festivity has become a "predominant mood" of jocularity.

Given that the barbecue and dance were the grand climax of the holiday, the air of festivity was heightened.

Nonetheless, there was an air of festivity, of anticipation, and an enthusiastic reception of Kang.

Despite subzero temperatures, an unforgiving north wind and a sky streaked in grays, an air of festivity hung over the ice this weekend.

It is a beautiful, sunny day, and the demonstration, though still in deadly earnest, has that air of festivity that clings to anything for which people are skipping work or school.

Here in the capital, platters of cakes and sweets brought by volunteers for the election workers, and soft drinks to ward off the intense tropical heat, added an air of festivity.

It was reported that miners, and their wives and children, were parading around Tonypandy in clothes taken from the shops and that a general air of festivity seemed to abound.

From the start, the day was marked by an air of festivity around a roped-off half-mile square in downtown White Plains and by intensity, strategy and power on the race course.

Andrew LaFollet braced simultaneously to attention against the bulkhead behind her, and the general air of festivity abruptly focused into something much more intense as Honor extended the package to McKeon.

The good news spread like wildfire and soon there was a sound of exploding firecrackers in every street and an air of festivity everywhere that would have made you think it was New Year.

The sport's air of festivity is exemplified by the custom of serenading the winning horse (and its handlers) of the day's featured race by a full marching band playing a traditional "Victory Song."

Although security is tight around a downtown square kilometer known as the "red zone," where the meetings are being held, there was an air of festivity and celebration, which had all the trappings of a giant Nova Scotia kitchen party.

While working hours are slightly altered and many restaurants are closed much of the day, there is an air of festivity after dark, said Daniela Bonanno, a sales manager at Absolute Travel in New York who has visited Dubai during Ramadan.

It took only one year before an air of festivity began to transform the fair, due mainly to the emergence of the first three casetas, belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier, the Town Hall, and the Casino of Seville.