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Angel L. Romero (Spain)
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  1. anniversary
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year
  2. Ash Wednesday
    the 7th Wednesday before Easter
  3. baptism
    a sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
  4. bar mitzvah
    a traditional coming-of-age ritual for Jewish boys
  5. be born
    come into existence through birth
  6. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  7. birth certificate
    a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
  8. birthday
    the date on which a person was born
  9. birthday party
    a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
  10. break up
    break or cause to break into pieces
  11. bury
    place in a grave or tomb
  12. carnival
    a traveling show featuring rides and games
  13. celebration
    a joyful occasion for festivities to mark some happy event
  14. cemetery
    a tract of land used for burials
  15. christening
    giving a Christian name at baptism
  16. Christmas
    a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
  17. Christmas Eve
    the day before Christmas
  18. come into
    obtain, especially accidentally
  19. costume
    attire characteristic of a country, time, or social class
  20. die
    lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life
  21. divorce
    the legal dissolution of a marriage
  22. Easter
    a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ
  23. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  24. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
  25. fall in love
    begin to experience feelings of love towards
  26. fall out
    come off
  27. fancy dress
    a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
  28. fasting
    abstaining from food
  29. festival
    an organized series of acts and performances
  30. funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  31. get married
    take in marriage
  32. gift
    something acquired without compensation
  33. Good Friday
    Friday before Easter
  34. graduate
    receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
  35. grave
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  36. gravestone
    a stone that is used to mark a grave
  37. graveyard
    a tract of land used for burials
  38. greeting card
    a card sent to express personal greetings
  39. Halloween
    the evening before All Saints' Day
  40. honeymoon
    a holiday taken by a newly married couple
  41. inherit
    receive from a predecessor
  42. inheritance
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
  43. Lent
    a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
  44. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
  45. Mardi Gras
    the last day before Lent
  46. New Year
    the calendar year just begun
  47. New Year's Eve
    the last day of the year
  48. pancake day
    the last day before Lent
  49. parade
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
  50. pass away
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  51. Passover
    (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
  52. present
    happening or existing now
  53. procession
    the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
  54. public holiday
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
  55. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  56. Ramadan
    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
  57. reception
    the act of taking in
  58. retire
    withdraw from active participation
  59. ribbon
    any long object resembling a thin line
  60. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  61. Shrove Tuesday
    the last day before Lent
  62. split up
    separate into parts or portions
  63. Thanksgiving
    fourth Thursday in November in the United States
  64. wedding
    the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
  65. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
  66. wreath
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
Created on 五月 25, 2010 (updated 五月 25, 2010)

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