revelries

Morton was sent back to England, and the "revelries" which he had countenanced or promoted were seen no more in Massachusetts.

The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Julian Hawthorne 1890

It began on the decks of ships that brought the first slaves to the New World, where European crewmen gleefully joined the dances of their African hostages, and it continued on the plantations in the southern colonies, where masters and overseers were known to partake in the revelries in the slave quarters.

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There, revelries take place in the cemeteries, as families celebrate the Day of the Dead by actually hosting memorials over the graves of their loved ones.

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My dad, the son of a Zeelander, told me of times when he and a few like-minded Young (Dutch) Turks would skate, of a Saturday, out from Sheboygan to Plymouth, by way of the river, there to partake in unnamed revelries and would then skate back in the moonlight.

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The revelries went on for two months, and were described by diarist John Evelyn as "a carnival on the water".

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Over the years, via follow-ups and various revelries like several Sundance fest's closing nights, Spurlock had made for great soundbites and humorous moments.

Brad Balfour: Q&A: Morgan Spurlock Celebrates on Current TV 50 Greatest Documentaries Brad Balfour 2011

The revelries surrounding my coronation will have to go on without me.

Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

The revelries surrounding my coronation will have to go on without me.

Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

And Bonner, to whom speech and fellowship were as the breath of life, went about as a ghost might go, tantalized by the gregarious revelries of some former life.

THE STORY OF JEES UCK 2010

She's not there to continue his revelries, but to tell him his successful pitch with the cereal execs was actually from Jane Siegel Sterling's nerdy cousin.

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