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The character for "celebration" in its traditional form, 慶, originally depicted a person with a deerskin engaged in a ritualistic presentation, conveying a sense of ceremonial observance and the bestowal of blessings. This composition, incorporating elements suggesting movement and the heart-mind, reflected its early associations with respectful congratulations and auspicious rituals rather than mere festivity. Over centuries, its meaning broadened from these formal acts of homage and congratulation to encompass the more general and widespread sense of joyful celebration and communal happiness that it primarily denotes today. The character was later structurally streamlined to its current simplified form, 庆, which retains the overarching concept while removing some of the earlier pictorial complexity.
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国庆节很快乐。
庆祝活动开始了。
今天是个庆祝日。
我们庆贺他的成功。
喜庆的气氛很好。
国庆期间有很多活动。
我们全家一起庆祝新年。
庆功宴上大家都很开心。