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cotillions

noun

variants also cotillons

plural of cotillion

as in proms

a social gathering for dancing young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion

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In addition to showing up everywhere, from festivals to parades and weddings to proms, the Wienermobile has also helped people, including Drew Barrymore, celebrate their birthdays over the decades with special stops made in their honor.

— Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Dunkin’ Prom, which funds alternative proms for teens who may have missed theirs for medical reasons and lastly, grants to customize hospital spaces to create joy.

— Zuri Primos June 29, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

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The family-friendly festivities include trick-or-treating bags for the first 250 children younger than 12 in the vendor and tattoo rooms on Saturday, plus a kids’ costume contest where every participating child wins and specialty drinks.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
The Georgia Renaissance Festival is extending its season for the third time with the Fall Fling, an autumnal take on the Renaissance Festival featuring six themed weekends with cooler weather, fewer crowds and adults-only evening festivities.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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Born in Pamplona, Spain, in 1951, Bergasa was known for his black-and-white documentary photographs of rural festivals and rituals at risk of erasure.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The founding festivals of the Academy were Sarajevo Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival and the Auteur Film Festival in Belgrade.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

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